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WillPitt Posted 13 years ago
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Well, for some reason, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.

What do straw here and ''to break the camel's back'' mean? Thank you
  

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'The straw that broke the camel's back' is an idiomatic allusion to a fable: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/19/messages/1112.html

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