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It alludes to the proverb "it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back". This gives rise to the phrase "the last straw", or "the final straw", meaning that the last one in a line of unacceptable occurrences causes a seemingly sudden and strong reaction.
The last straw is an idiom referring to the straw that broke the camel's back. The Last Straw may refer to: The Last Straw, an American silent western film; The Last Straw, a Canadian comedy film; The Last Straw, an American documentary film of the last live performance of Charles Bukowski reading his poetry
A drinking straw is a utensil that uses suction to carry the contents of a beverage to one's mouth. A straw is used by placing one end in the mouth and the other in a beverage. By applying suction with the mouth, the air pressure in the mouth drops, which causes atmospheric pressure to force the liquid through the straw and into the mouth.
Outside the U.S., other countries have also made progress in eliminating plastic straw use. In 2018, Vanuatu made history as the first country to ban plastic straws altogether.
Straw purchases were at the center of two cases announced this week. Three men in Kansas City, Missouri, were charged with federal counts related to the illegal purchase of high-powered rifles and ...
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops such as barley , oats , rice , rye and wheat .
The final straw seemingly came during season 44 in 2018 when West defiantly showed support for Donald Trump by wearing a "Make America Great Again” baseball cap on air and then ranted to the ...
A straw purchase or nominee purchase is any purchase wherein an agent agrees to acquire a good or service for someone who is often unable or unwilling to purchase the good or service themselves, and the agent transfers the goods or services to that person after purchasing them. In general, straw purchases are legal except in cases where the ...