The last straw that broke the camel's back

Meaning: The final small burden that causes a total collapse.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Animals

Origin: English proverb from the mid-19th century, based on an Arabic fable.

More idioms — Animals

To have a frog in your throat — To have difficulty speaking due to hoarseness.
It's raining cats and dogs — It's raining extremely heavily.
To have butterflies in your stomach — To feel nervous excitement.
القرد بعين أمه غزال — Parents see their children as beautiful no matter what.
اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه — Failing to recognize something valuable and destroying it.
Matar a cobra e mostrar o pau — To prove you actually did what you claim.

Bob's your uncle — And there you have it; simple as that.
take the biscuit — to be the most outrageous or remarkable thing; to win or excel.
beat around the bush — to avoid addressing the main point; to speak indirectly.
give someone the cold shoulder — to deliberately treat someone with indifference or ignore them.
let the cat out of the bag — to reveal a secret inadvertently.
pull your punches — to hold back; to be less forceful than you could be.

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