Equivalent expression for “straw that broke the camel's back”?

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Is there an equivalent phrase in Spanish for "the straw that broke the camel's back"?



The phrase usually refers to to the final thing that is added to a bunch of things to cause a large reaction and can be applied to nonphysical things like stress.






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    Is there an equivalent phrase in Spanish for "the straw that broke the camel's back"?



    The phrase usually refers to to the final thing that is added to a bunch of things to cause a large reaction and can be applied to nonphysical things like stress.






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      Is there an equivalent phrase in Spanish for "the straw that broke the camel's back"?



      The phrase usually refers to to the final thing that is added to a bunch of things to cause a large reaction and can be applied to nonphysical things like stress.






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      Is there an equivalent phrase in Spanish for "the straw that broke the camel's back"?



      The phrase usually refers to to the final thing that is added to a bunch of things to cause a large reaction and can be applied to nonphysical things like stress.






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          The most similar I can think of in Spanish would be




          La gota que colma el vaso




          The verb colmar (overfill) means




          Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.




          So the overall expression means "it just just a tiny drop of water, but the glass was already completely full to the brim and overflew". This is something you'll use to convey "OK, I have been really patient, and this is the last thing I'm going to put up with!"






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            The most similar I can think of in Spanish would be




            La gota que colma el vaso




            The verb colmar (overfill) means




            Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.




            So the overall expression means "it just just a tiny drop of water, but the glass was already completely full to the brim and overflew". This is something you'll use to convey "OK, I have been really patient, and this is the last thing I'm going to put up with!"






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              The most similar I can think of in Spanish would be




              La gota que colma el vaso




              The verb colmar (overfill) means




              Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.




              So the overall expression means "it just just a tiny drop of water, but the glass was already completely full to the brim and overflew". This is something you'll use to convey "OK, I have been really patient, and this is the last thing I'm going to put up with!"






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                The most similar I can think of in Spanish would be




                La gota que colma el vaso




                The verb colmar (overfill) means




                Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.




                So the overall expression means "it just just a tiny drop of water, but the glass was already completely full to the brim and overflew". This is something you'll use to convey "OK, I have been really patient, and this is the last thing I'm going to put up with!"






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                The most similar I can think of in Spanish would be




                La gota que colma el vaso




                The verb colmar (overfill) means




                Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.




                So the overall expression means "it just just a tiny drop of water, but the glass was already completely full to the brim and overflew". This is something you'll use to convey "OK, I have been really patient, and this is the last thing I'm going to put up with!"







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