Meaning of last straw | Babel Free
Equivalents
Čeština
poslední kapka
Ελληνικά
η σταγόνα που ξεχείλισε το ποτήρι
Magyar
utolsó csepp a pohárban
Polski
miarka się przebrała
Русский
после́дняя ка́пля
ไทย
ฟางเส้นสุดท้าย
Examples
“That's the last straw; it's a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!”
“First to fail, inevitably, are the airlines. For Flybe, which was already losing money at the rate of £2 million a day, Coronavirus was the last straw.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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