the straw that broke the camel's back

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English - Turkish
(deyim) Bardağı taşıran son damla
English - English
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something

As the last straw breaks the laden camel's back.

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straw that broke the camel's back
last in a series of problems that finally caused a situation to become unbearable
the straw that broke the camel's back

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi strô dhıt brōk dhi kämılz bäk

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈstrô ᴛʜət ˈbrōk ᴛʜē ˈkaməlz ˈbak/ /ðiː ˈstrɔː ðət ˈbroʊk ðiː ˈkæməlz ˈbæk/

    Etymology

    () Possibly from the proverb, recorded by Thomas Fuller in his Gnomologia as "Tis the last feather that breaks the horse's back." This comes from an Arab proverb about loading up a camel beyond its capacity to move, to the scenario of a single straw of grass or hay overwhelming the desert-roaming beast of burden.
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