Idioms

straw that breaks the camel's back
a small problem which follows other problems and which makes you lose patience and be unable to continue as before
When the receptionist lost the key to the office for the third time it was the straw that broke the camel`s back and we decided to fire her.

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  • stretch one's legs
  • stretch the point
  • stretch the truth
  • strictly on the level
  • strictly on the up-and-up
  • strike (someone's) fancy
  • strike (someone) as (something)
  • strike (someone) as funny
  • strike a balance (between two or more things)
  • strike a bargain
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  • bound for (somewhere)
  • knock (some) heads together
  • in point of fact
  • make oneself conspicuous
  • stars in one's eyes
  • wouldn't touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  • arm in arm
  • suck (someone) in or suck in (someone)
  • blow out (something) or blow (something) out
  • pick a lock


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