壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草
yā​sǐ​luò​tuo​de​zuì​hòu​yī​gēn​dào​cǎo

the final straw

  • created sense approved 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草/壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 · yā​sǐ​luò​tuo​de​zuì​hòu​yī​gēn​dào​cǎo · the final straw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 / 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草

    yā​sǐ​luò​tuo​de​zuì​hòu​yī​gēn​dào​cǎo

    the final straw

    the straw that broke the camel's back; an idiom for a seemingly minor thing that causes a final collapse after many other burdens or problems

    压死 (literal) → 压死/壓死 · yā​sǐ · to crush to death 骆驼 (literal) → 骆驼/駱駝 · luò​tuo · camel 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 最后 (literal) → 最后/最後 · zuì​hòu · final 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · [long/slender] 稻草 (literal) → 稻草 · dào​cǎo · rice straw

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    created sense