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the last straw

idiom/ðə læst strɔ/

the final incident that makes a situation unbearable

After being late every day for a month, forgetting to submit his report was the last straw—his boss finally fired him.

word origin — From the proverb 'the last straw breaks the camel's back' — even tiny final additions cause sudden total collapse.