the last straw

뜻

the final problem that makes a situation impossible to accept

더는 참을 수 없게 만드는 마지막 문제.

예문

1. 1The broken heating was the last straw, so we started looking for a new flat.
2. 2When the train was cancelled again, that was the last straw for Priya.
3. 3After months of late deliveries, the missing order was the last straw and we changed suppliers.
4. 4Tom had put up with the noise for a year, but Sunday's party was the last straw.
5. 5Is the new parking fee the last straw for you, or will you keep driving into town?

문법

the는 빼지 않는다. 보통 동사 be 뒤에 쓰며, 전치사 for와 사람을 함께 쓰는 경우가 많다: was the last straw for her. the final straw라고도 한다.

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