Examples of 'be the last straw' in a sentence
Meaning of "be the last straw"
be the last straw: Refers to a situation, event, or action that serves as the final or ultimate factor causing a negative reaction or outcome. It implies that the threshold of tolerance or endurance has been exceeded, leading to a critical or decisive response
How to use "be the last straw" in a sentence
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be the last straw
But this might be the last straw.
That should be the last straw for anyone who calls themselves an American.
His being late would be the last straw.
It will be the last straw to some.
I seriously believe this will be the last straw.
But it can be the last straw to push them over the edge.
That day seemed to be the last straw.
This might be the last straw for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party.
They should then be the last straw.
It would be the last straw if you also started poaching pigs!
A late arrival will be the last straw for me.
Great Barrier Reef has " died " five times already - but this might be the last straw.
Might just be the last straw.
An adverse result in the primaries would be the last straw.
That would be the last straw.
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How shameful to say you are hungry, that would be the last straw.
It would be the last straw.
But this episode really does seem to be the last straw.
That proved to be the last straw for Hitler.
Bobbie Anne, for all these years will prove to be the last straw.
She knew that would be the last straw for Wendy.
If ever I hear you say such a thing again, It will be the last straw.
If not, this could be the last straw for me.
If Jen Aniston announces she's pregnant, it might be the last straw.
An international trade ban could be the last straw for that country 's economy.
Shooting at the Police should be the last straw.
This may prove to be the last straw for thousands of small pig-farming businesses.
For Andy this proved to be the last straw.
Leaving may just be the last straw that unleashes the day 's accumulation of little frustrations.
Which i knew was going to be the last straw with us.
This would be the last straw for Gregor, who would go on to die.
If this is political, it will be the last straw.
That will be the last straw for ex-thing.
And then again, it may be the last straw.
That seems to be the last straw for Jaesik, the old man going full-on yelling.
Dear GoDaddy, this may be the last straw.
But then, that will be the last straw with Al-Said family.
If she finds you here, it could be the last straw.
With Elisa 's forbidding, it would be the last straw and they would break away.
But Mary's execution proved to be the last straw.
For letting me be the Last straw.
I would, except I am afraid it might be the last straw.
For Dhanapala, this may be the last straw.
If she … If she finds you here, it could be the last straw.
Of course . It would be the last straw.
Far too principled . Might just be the last straw.
No. Lizards would be the last straw.
I was hoping I would make him sick, that it would be the last straw for him.
She will just move away with us . That will be the last straw for ex-thing.
For what? - For letting me be the Last straw.
