Synonyms for last straw
last straw

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1. last strawnoun

   Synonyms:
   the straw that broke the camels back, final straw

2. last strawnoun

   A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.

   That’s the last straw; it’s a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!

   Synonyms:
   final straw, the straw that broke the camels back

Princeton's WordNet

1. last strawnoun

   the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit

Matched Categories

1. • Irritation

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1. Dolly Kyle:

   I saw Hillary on TV making that statement about how women who have been raped and sexually assaulted should be believed. That was the last straw.

2. Mike Griffin:

   George's murder was just the last straw.

3. Michael Zeldin:

   Either he can double down in his resolve to fight it or it's the last straw and it breaks his will and he decides to work out a plea bargain, i would think that going to jail is going to put enormous pressure on him from his family.

4. Sally Aiken:

   Without the COVID19 being the last straw or the thing that led to the chain of events that led to death, they probably wouldnt have died.

5. Antonio Costa:

   The VAT increase was the last straw for many businesses, from one moment to the next we were without clients.