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What is a last straw?

What is a last straw? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (the) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
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This may prove to be the last straw for thousands of small pig-farming businesses.
The last straw was when a flock of sparrows appeared making the noise of bursting crackers.
After three nights with no sleep and the fear of losing everything, your senseless, stupid act was the last straw.
The most recent, the security fee, is being seen by some as the last straw and could negatively affect people's decisions to fly.
It was just about the last straw when three ducks came to live in my garden fish pond.
It may well prove to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back and may drive the UK out of the common fisheries policy.

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