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What does “the last straw” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
The final problem in a series that makes someone lose patience
“Being late again was the last straw.”
Say it smoothly: “the-la-straw”
From the B2 lesson Telling a Good Story (storytelling).
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What does “the last straw” mean?
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