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Definition of Last straw
1. Noun. The final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit.
Definition of Last straw
1. Noun. (slang) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Last Straw
Literary usage of Last straw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London Society (1879)
"This is that last straw which breaks the camel's hack. ... The last straw breaks
the camel's back. Which things are an allegory. Now let me point out one or ..."
2. American Wit and Humor by Joel Chandler Harris (1907)
"Maria Louise Pool The last straw RANDY RANKIN always sits straight. She never lolls.
As she sat there, in the most uncomfortable chair in the tent, ..."
3. Seventy-five Years in Old Virginia: With Some Account of the Life of the by John Herbert Claiborne (1904)
"... the last straw— The Union Men of Virginia—A Visit to Washington and Some Things
Heard and Seen—Opinions of Eminent Men North and South—Governor ..."
4. War in South Africa and the Dark Continent from Savagery to Civilization by William Harding (1899)
"THE last straw. In July and August, of this year, the swords of the Boers and
Britishers were still sheathed, but the dogs of war were howling fiercely in ..."
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