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the stroke that broke the camel's back

the stroke that broke the camel's back noun: synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.

Noun

the stroke that broke the camel's back

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym 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 60

Synonyms of the stroke that broke the camel's back

Questions about the stroke that broke the camel's back

What does the stroke that broke the camel's back mean?
The stroke that broke the camel's back means synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.
What part of speech is the stroke that broke the camel's back?
The stroke that broke the camel's back is a noun.

Words near the stroke that broke the camel's back in the dictionary

  1. the story goes
  2. the straw that broke the camel's back
  3. the Street
  4. the streets are paved with gold
  5. The Strip
  6. the stroke that broke the camel's back
  7. the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
  8. the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
  9. the struggle is real
  10. the stuffing out of
  11. The Stukeleys

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