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the straw that broke the camel's back

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(idiomatic) A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.

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de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen

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The small additional burden which causes failure
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Mr Ritchie is the straw that broke the camel’s back when it came to Operation Ilium.’
Mr Ritchie was de ontbrekende schakel bij Operatie Ilium.’Literature Literature
"""Eye of the Tiger"" had clearly been the straw that broke the camel's back."
‘Eye of the Tiger’ was duidelijk de bekende druppel geweest.Literature Literature
If that’s the straw that broke the camel’s back of your sanity, I am truly sorry.
Als dat het duwtje is geweest dat je in de afgrond heeft geworpen, dan spijt het me echt.Literature Literature
Their combined weight might be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Hun gecombineerde gewicht zou best eens het strootje kunnen zijn dat de kameel de rug brak.Literature Literature
When he was eighteen my father found something that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Toen hij achttien was vond mijn vader iets, en dat was de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Literature Literature
When he was eighteen my father found something that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Toen hij achttien was vond mijn vader iets, en dat was de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Literature Literature
This could be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Dit zou de druppel zijn die de emmer deed overlopen.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
This last condensation to her will was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Dit laatste condens naar haar hand was het stro dat brak de camel's rug.Literature Literature
That was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Dat was de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Tatoeba-2020.08 Tatoeba-2020.08
“I have an entire list, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was the Bambi hunt.
ik heb een hele lijst, maar de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen was de Bambi-jacht.Literature Literature
The straw that broke the camel’s back came one afternoon in May that year.
De druppel die de emmer deed overlopen viel op een middag in mei van dat jaar.Literature Literature
Eddie was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Eddie was alleen maar de laatste druppel.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
And as with Gwennie, an innocent remark proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
En net als bij Gwennie, bleek een onschuldige opmerking de druppel te zijn die de emmer deed overlopen.Literature Literature
“But...,” Neff began, and that word was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
‘Maar...’ begon Neff, en dat woord was de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Literature Literature
"""The horny woman was the straw that broke the camel's back, I'm afraid,"" Bellmon said."
Die geile dame was de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen, vrees ik,’ zei Bellmon.Literature Literature
Whatever was bothering Olson, firing him from the committee might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Wat Olson ook dwars zat, hem uit de commissie verwijderen kon wel eens de genadeslag betekenen.Literature Literature
The straw that broke the camel's back was his Final Essay in English Comp.
De strohalm die de rug van de kameel deed breken was zijn Overgangsopstel voor Engels.Literature Literature
Their combined weight might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Hun gecombineerde gewicht zou best eens het strootje kunnen zijn dat de kameel de rug brak.Literature Literature
I tried to defend him, but it was clearly the straw that broke the camel's back.
Ik heb geprobeerd om hem te verdedigen, maar het was duidelijk de druppel die de emmer liet overlopen.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
I believe that this failure on our part was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Mijns inziens was ons falen de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Europarl8 Europarl8
'When he was fired,' Rönn said, 'was it just a question of the straw that broke the camel's back?'
“Toen hij ontslag kreeg”, zei Rönn, “was dat toen alleen maar omdat de maat vol was?”Literature Literature
It was always the little things, the straw that broke the camel’s back, the flea that wore the elephant down.
Het waren altijd de kleine dingen, de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.Literature Literature
I put my hands on my hips, and I’m pretty sure that this is the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Ik zet mijn handen op mijn heupen en ik geloof echt dat dit de druppel is die de emmer gaat laten overlopen.Literature Literature
This is how he became known to the public, and this is what probably became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Zo werd hij beroemd en het is misschien ook de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen.ted2019 ted2019
The straw that broke the camel's back for me and really put me in trouble with Sandefur, was a compound called " coumarin. "
De laatste druppel, en mijn probleem met Sandefur betrof de stof coumarin.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
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