last straw
A small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacityA small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
» That's the last straw.
Das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus. — sigfrido
Das haut dem Fass den Boden raus. — Esperantostern
Das bringt das Fass zum Überlaufen. — brunoalbinus
Das ist der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen brachte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Это последняя капля. — paul_lingvo
Це остання крапля. — triantafillou
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1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)A small addition to an already heavy 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!
der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt, den letzten Rest geben
после́дняя ка́пляposlédnjaja káplja
оста́ння кра́пляostánnja kráplja
- the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
Examples
15 sentencesThat's the last straw.
Це остання крапля. — triantafillou
ruЭто последняя капля. — paul_lingvo
deDas schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus. — sigfrido
That was the last straw for me.
ruЭто было для меня последней каплей. — marafon
This was the last straw for Tom.
That was the last straw.
ruЭто была последняя капля. — marafon
deDa platzte mir der Kragen. — freddy1
This is the last straw.
deDas ist der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt. — MUIRIEL
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Origin
Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable