straw that breaks the camel's back
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"You try to not let it get to you but you can ignore 100 of them but sometimes that 101st is the straw that breaks the camel's back."
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
"At a certain point, one threat or another will be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back," Sample said.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023
“So what is the straw that breaks the camel’s back? My guess is it’s not this. I don’t think it’s a big-enough thing.’
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023
Neil Wilson, Chief Market Analyst at Markets.com, said that the SVB episode could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for banks after worries about ever higher interest rates and a fragile U.S. economy.
From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023
That's the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
From Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat by Rathborne, St. George
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