"THE LAST STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK"
The last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation.
Example: You have been rude to me all day. I've had it. That's the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
La gota que derramó el vaso.
Example sentences:
- You broke a lot of rules and we tried to ignore it. But stealing money from us was the last straw that broke the camel's back, we're sending you home to your parents / Rompiste muchas reglas y tratamos de ignorarlo. Pero robar nuestro dinero fue la gota que derramó el vaso, te vamos a enviar a casa de tus padres.
- He came to work late every day that week. Then on Friday, he didn't show up at all, that was the last straw that broke the camel's back / Él vino a trabajar muy tarde todos los días de la semana. El Viernes, él no aparece en lo absoluto, eso fue la gota que derramó el vaso.
Additional examples:
- Losing my job was bad enough but having the relationship end like that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
- She's always been rude to me, but it was the last straw that breaks the camel's back when she started insulting my mother.
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