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The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back

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The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back - many small or routine action that causes someone to become upset

• When I missed the bus,it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
• I failed my exam, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
• I have so much work to do. Now my printer is not working, this is the straw that broke the camel's back .
• I am late for work. Now I can not find my keys, this is the straw that broke the camel's back.
• I can not find the bill, that I need to pay. This the straw that broke the camel's back.
• My sister lost my papers, now this the straw that broke the camel's back. I have to go find the papers.

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Thinking Cap

Take A Hike

Ten Out Of Ten

Talk Shop

Tech-savvy

To Wrap Things Up

To Table Something

Trigger Happy

Take A Crack At

Talk Is Cheap

Time Management

Time For A Change

To Jump Out Of My Skin

Tough Cookie

Tide Over

Time And Time Again

Thick

Through Thick And Thin

Total Package

To Carpool

Two Left Feet

Table Scraps

Top Of The Line

True Colors

Talk Of The Town

Test The Waters

Tear My Hair Out

Think Outside The Box

Take A Load Off Your Feet

Top Of The Top

Turn A Blind Eye

Tight Spot

Take A Stab At

Touch And Go

Take A Break

The Brass

Throw Under The Bus

Take For A Ride

Take The Cake

Take Forty Winks

Take It Or Leave It

Time Will Tell

Tall Order

Thumbs Up

Take Your Time

The End Of The Line

Take Five

Throw The Book At Someone

Time Out

The Cream Of The Crop

Twenty-Four Seven - 24/7

Two Peas In A Pod

Take It Slow

The Straw That Brok The Camel's Back

The Whole Nine Yards

There Is A Catch

Take It Easy

Time Is Money

Team Work

Time Is Up

Tough Luck

Take It With A Grain Of Salt

The Last Straw

The Lights Are On But Nobody Is Home

Tearing Me Apart

Throw In The Towel

The Proof Is In The Pudding

Think Outside The Box

Train Wreck

Ticked Off

Tie The Knot

Tight Race

Time Flies

Time Off

Top Dog

Top It Off

Too Bad

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