the last straw

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer

   - Please, Mr. Bienstock. - This is the last straw.

In the movies · 5

• That was the last straw for Robert's enemies.Oppenheimer2023
• - Please, Mr. Bienstock. - This is the last straw.Some Like It Hot1959
• Well, that was the last straw.The Letter1940
• This is the last straw now.Song of the Sea2014
• That was it. That was the last straw.The Holdovers2023
• Well... okay, but... that's the last straw.Office Space1999
• Tell you, lads, it's the last straw.The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006
• The last straw on a female camel.Adam's Rib1949

Learn it in full scenes

• Oppenheimer2023
  • Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen
  • Strauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job
  • Rabi Meets Oppenheimer on a Train
• Some Like It Hot1959
  • Cops Raid the Speakeasy
  • Joe and Jerry Decide to Be Girls
  • Spats Wipes Out Toothpick Charlie
• The Letter1940
  • Leslie Confesses After the Shooting
  • Leslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died
  • Leslie Describes Shooting Hammond

From the same entry

• clutch at straws
• a straw in the wind
• make bricks without straw
• draw the short straw
• draw straws

More idioms

• be in on
• be on the lookout
• get down to business
• in a way
• a walk in the park
• all the same
• catch red handed
• cost an arm and a leg
• follow in footsteps
• put all your eggs in one basket
• put your money where your mouth is
• make a fool of