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The idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back" describes a minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction due to the cumulative effect of previous small actions. It alludes to the proverb "it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back".
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back; The law is an ass (from English writer Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist) The leopard does not change his spots; The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing; The light is on but nobody is home; The longest day must have an end; The longest journey starts with a single step
straw that broke the camel's back: The last in a line of unacceptable occurrences; the final tipping point in a sensitive situation. take a shine: To develop a liking or fondness for someone or something [77] take the biscuit (UK) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious: take (or grab) the bull by the horns
The Government’s change to inheritance tax relief on farming businesses was “the straw that broke the camel’s back”, the president of the National Farmer’s Union will tell members.
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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
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