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Meaning of the stroke that broke the camel's back | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.

idiomatic

Examples

“It was the stroke that broke the camel's back and Rizal broke down in tears.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

The Stukeleys the thing the thing of it the Three Weeks The Undercliff the use of informal as opposed to polite pronouns

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