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The last in a series of negative events that causes someone to react or make a decision, often to leave or stop tolerating a situation.
She put up with his lateness for years, but when he missed their anniversary, it was the final straw.
She tolerated his lateness for years, but his missing their anniversary made her decide to end the relationship.
The team's poor performance was the final straw for the coach, who resigned immediately.
The team's bad performance was the last problem that made the coach quit.
This idiom is often used to describe a breaking point in relationships, jobs, or other long-term situations.
Use this phrase when describing a situation where someone has reached their limit after many smaller problems.
This idiom is most commonly used in situations involving relationships, jobs, or long-term commitments.
The phrase comes from the idea of a camel carrying a load until one final straw makes the load too heavy, causing the camel to collapse. It has been used metaphorically since at least the 19th century.
This idiom is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe a final, intolerable problem.