Last Straw
What it means
The small final thing that makes a tolerable situation intolerable.
Where it comes from
The full proverb is the straw that broke the camel's back, and the point is that the straw is not heavy. It is the last one, and the load underneath it was already at the limit.
The puzzle it came from
Last Straw was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 16, 2025. The clue read ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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strawberry
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drinking
straw
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trick
shot
macaroon
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Phrasicle: Last Straw