LAST STRAW

Meaning of LAST STRAW in English

noun

: the last of a series (as of events, indignities, or burdens) that brings one beyond the ultimate point of endurance and causes a defeat, downfall, or breakdown

that remark was the last straw

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LAST STRAW — noun Etymology: from the fable of the ~ that broke the camel's back when added to its burden Date: 1848 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAST STRAW — the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST STRAW — the straw that broke the camel's back, insignificant matter that upsets a delicate balance, small issue following a series of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAST STRAW — Etymology: from the fable of the last straw that broke the camel's back when added to its burden Date: 1848 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST STRAW — Function: noun Etymology: from the fable of the last straw that broke the camel's back when added to its burden …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LAST STRAW — [last straw] n [fr. the fable of the last straw that broke the camel's back when added to its burden] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST STRAW — Synonyms and related words : causa causans, causa finalis, causal sequence, causing cause, efficient cause, final cause, first cause, formal …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST STRAW — = straw that breaks the camel's back
Slang English vocab
LAST STRAW — (See the last straw)
English Idioms vocab
LAST STRAW — See the last straw
English Idioms vocabulary
LAST STRAW — n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LAST STRAW — предел терпения; капля, переполнившая чашу - the * that breaks the camel's back последняя капля переполняет чашу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST STRAW — предел терпения; капля, переполнившая чашу the last straw that breaks the camel's back - последняя капля переполняет чашу
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST STRAW — предел терпения; капля, переполнившая чашу the ~ that breaks the camel's back - ≅ последняя капля переполняет чашу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LAST STRAW — предел терпения; капля, переполнившая чашу the last straw that breaks the camel's back - последняя капля переполняет чашу
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAST STRAW — последняя капля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LAST STRAW — последняя капля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LAST STRAW — последняя капля (переполнившая чашу); предел терпения
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
LAST STRAW — предел терпения; капля, переполнившая чашу - the * that breaks the camel's back последняя капля переполняет чашу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English straw, stree, from Old English strēaw, strē; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — — strawless , adj. — strawlike , adj. /straw/ , n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAW — vt to spread or scatter. ·see strew, and strow. 2. straw ·noun anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a …
Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
STRAW — [straw] n [ME, fr. OE streaw; akin to OHG stro straw, OE strewian to strew] (bef. 12c) 1 a: stalks …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW — the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAW — straw BrE AmE strɔː strɑː ▷ straws strɔːz strɑːz ▶ ˌ straw ˈ man BrE AmE ▶ ˌ straw ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — / strɔː; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] stems of wheat or other grain plants that have been cut …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — straw S3 /strɔː $ strɒː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streaw ] 1 . a) [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAW — n.1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
STRAW — ( straws) 1. Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES straw poll straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ That was the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAW — (DRIED STEMS) [noun] [U] - the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice which are used as …
Cambridge English vocab
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Slang English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW — Both wheat and barley straw were used by the ancient Hebrews chiefly as fodder for the horses cattle and camels. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STRAW — 1. сущ. 1) солома; соломка to pack in straw ≈ завернуть в солому Syn : thatch, haulm 2) соломинка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — straw.ogg 1. strɔ: n 1. солома a house thatched with straw - дом с соломенной крышей 2. соломинка ( естественная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STRAW — 1) светло-желтый 2) солома 3) соломенный 4) соломина 5) соломка 6) соляровой 7) соляровый • - bind straw - straw oil - straw pulp - straw wisp
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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