Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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LAST/FINAL STRAW
the final thing; the thing or action that is too much or goes too far
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1. Constance finally quit her job because the boss asked her to make the coffee and act as a hostess, even though she was hired as an accountant. The last straw came when the boss asked her to go out and buy his family’s Christmas presents and then complained because she couldn’t get her work done.
2. First the builder dropped paint on their new carpet, then he backed his ladder through their window. When he backed his truck over their prized flowerbed, it was the final straw, and they told him not to come back. Synonym: straw that broke the camel’s back. Both expressions suggest the idea of loading straw (a relatively light material) onto a camel’s back until one final light straw (the last straw) breaks the camel’s back. |
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