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the straw that broke the camel's back noun

  • (idiomatic) 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.
 la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso, goccia che fa traboccare il vaso
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