the stroke that broke the camel's back

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the stroke that broke the camel's back

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  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.

    Similar: the straw that broke the camel's back

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"the stroke that broke the camel's back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/the%20stroke%20that%20broke%20the%20camel's%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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the stroke that broke the camel's back. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/the%20stroke%20that%20broke%20the%20camel's%20back

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@misc{the_stroke_that_broke_the_camel_s_back_2026,
  title = {the stroke that broke the camel's back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20stroke%20that%20broke%20the%20camel's%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}