Question

(the) last straw First you tell me 1 can't have an office and now you're cutting my salary. This is the last straw. I quit! origin: This saying comes from another expression that you may also hear: the straw that broke the camel's back. When you load up a camel straw by straw, each individual straw doesn't weigh much. However, eventually, the load will get so heavy that one extra straw will break the camel's back. In the same way, people can tolerate small annoyances. But when there get to be too many, people finally get fed up and take action.

Accepted Answer

the final offense or annoyance that pushes one to take action

Idiom	(the) last straw
Meaning	the final offense or annoyance that pushes one to take action
Example	First you tell me 1 can't have an office and now you're cutting my salary. This is the last straw. I quit! origin: This saying comes from another expression that you may also hear: the straw that broke the camel's back. When you load up a camel straw by straw, each individual straw doesn't weigh much. However, eventually, the load will get so heavy that one extra straw will break the camel's back. In the same way, people can tolerate small annoyances. But when there get to be too many, people finally get fed up and take action.

Straw Camel's Back Load People Final Offense Annoyance