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A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
That’s the final straw; it’s a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!
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Final Straw — Album par Snow Patrol Sortie 4 août 2003 (UK) 30 mai 2004 (États Unis) Enregistrement En février 2003 Durée 44 min et … Wikipédia en Français
Final Straw — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Final Straw Álbum de Snow Patrol Publicación 4 de agosto de 2003 (Reino Unido) 2 de febrero de 2004 (Reino Unido reedición) 30 de mayo de … Wikipedia Español
Final Straw — Infobox Album | Name = Final Straw Type = studio Artist = Snow Patrol Released = January, 2003 (Republic of Ireland) August 4 2003 (UK) February 2 2004 (UK re release) May 30 2004 (U.S.) Recorded = February 2003 at Britannia Row Studios Genre =… … Wikipedia
(the) final straw — the last/final/straw the straw that broke the camel’s back phrase the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final… … Useful english dictionary
the final straw — see straw * * * the final straw see ↑straw • • • Main Entry: ↑final … Useful english dictionary
the last (or final) straw — a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] → straw … English new terms dictionary
the final straw — ► the last (or final) straw a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [ORIGIN: from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] Main Entry: ↑straw … English terms dictionary
Straw (disambiguation) — Straw may refer to:*Straw *Drinking straw *Soda straw, a mineral *Straw chamber, a particle detector *Straw hat *Straw marquetry *Straw poll *Straw, County Londonderry, a village in Northern IrelandIn entertainment: *Straw (band), a British pop… … Wikipedia
(the) final straw — the final/last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. One night he came home drunk at 5 o clock in the morning and that was the last straw. He d been… … New idioms dictionary
straw — [ strɔ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: bales of straw a straw hat 2. ) count a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking clutch/grasp at straws to try to find anything at all that will help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
