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Idiom: " Straw that broke the camel's back "

Idiom Meaning

" A problem or obstacle that may be trivial in itself, but pushes the total array of problems encountered in a task to an intolerable level "


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Famous Idiom: " Straw that broke the camel's back "

Meaning: "A problem or obstacle that may be trivial in itself, but pushes the total array of problems encountered in a task to an intolerable level "

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