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straw that broke the camel's back

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the straw that broke the camel's back n	figurative (final bad thing) (coloquial, figurado)	la gota que rebalsó el vaso expr
	(ES)	la gota que colmó el vaso expr
	Ursula had tolerated her husband's bad temper for years, but when he yelled at her mother, that was the straw that broke the camel's back and she kicked him out.
	The lawsuit was the straw that broke the camel's back for the struggling business.

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