the last straw

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the last/final straw the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept.

Pratique com as sentenças e o áudio logo abaixo:

• The last straw was when the company fired most of the managers.
• Your friend has been late before, but this is the last straw.
• The final straw came after all his wife’s jewellery was stolen in two burglaries.
• It was the final straw for his parents.
• For some families, this kind of behaviour may be the final straw.
• When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw.
• My girlfriend lying to me about the money was the last straw.
• It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw.
• His electoral thefts were the last straw.
• She said that his affair was the last straw.
• That was the last straw! I can’t take any more of your abuse.

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