Final Straw Definition

noun
Webster's New World

(slang) 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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Origin of Final Straw

  • From the larger expression the straw that broke the camel's back.

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