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the stroke that broke the camel's back

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the stroke that broke the camel's back

  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of the straw that broke the camel's back
    • 1995, Libert Amorganda Acibo Estela Galicano-Adanza, His Life, Works, and Role in the Philippine Revolution, Rex Bookstore, →ISBN, page 60:
      It was the stroke that broke the camel's back and Rizal broke down in tears.
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