Meanings
- idiomaticSynonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the stroke that broke the camel's back and Rizal broke down in tears.
1995, Libert Amorganda Acibo Estela Galicano-Adanza, His Life, Works, and Role in the Philippine Revolution, Rex Bookstore, →ISBN, page 60Synonyms: the straw that broke the camel's back
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.
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the stroke that broke the camel's back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20stroke%20that%20broke%20the%20camel's%20back
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