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Norther8 Posted 20 years ago
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the last straw?can you tell me its meaning
  

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Usually when someone gets upset, it takes a big thing, or lots of little things. The last straw is the last little thing that happens before someone goes from being annoyed to upset. " It means the same thing, You can only carry so much weight, and even one more piece of straw will make it too heavy.

  • Usually when someone gets upset, it takes a big thing, or lots of little things.
  • The last straw is the last little thing that happens before someone goes from being annoyed to upset.
  • " It means the same thing, You can only carry so much weight, and even one more piece of straw will make it too heavy.
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Usually when someone gets upset, it takes a big thing, or lots of little things. The last straw is the last little thing that happens before someone goes from being annoyed to upset.

Related is "the straw that broke the camel's back." It means the same thing, You can only carry so much weight, and even one more piece of straw will make it too heavy.

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