the last straw

Значение

the final problem that makes a situation impossible to accept

Последняя неприятность, после которой терпеть уже невозможно.

Примеры

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?

Грамматика

Артикль the сохраняется. Обычно после be, часто с for и человеком: was the last straw for her. Говорят и the final straw.

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