Meaning
a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.
Examples
“his affair was the last straw”
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘the last straw’ mean?
The idiom ‘the last straw’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘the last straw’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘the last straw’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.