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the stroke that broke the camel's back

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Japanese Meaning
積み重なった負担の最後の一撃、決定的なきっかけとなる出来事 / 些細な行動や出来事が、最終的に大きな影響や崩壊を引き起こす象徴的な一手
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彼が募金活動について嘘をついていたとわかったとき、それがとどめの一撃となり彼女は提携を解消した。

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the stroke that broke the camel's back

(idiomatic) Alternative form of the straw that broke the camel's back

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the stroke that broke the camel's back

When she discovered he'd lied about the fundraiser, it was the stroke that broke the camel's back and she ended the partnership.

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When she discovered he'd lied about the fundraiser, it was the stroke that broke the camel's back and she ended the partnership.

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