last straw

English

last straw (uncountable)

(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to a 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!

small additional burden

Catalan: la gota que fa vessar el got f
Czech: poslední kapka
Finnish: viimeinen pisara (literally “last drop”), viimeinen niitti (literally “last staple”)
French: la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (fr) f
Georgian: უკანასკნელი წვეთი (uḳanasḳneli c̣veti)
German: der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
Greek: η σταγόνα που ξεχείλισε το ποτήρι f (i stagóna pou xecheílise to potíri)
Irish: buille na tubaiste m

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