Last straw
Last straw noun - The final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit.
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Very bad and last straw are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very bad" instead an adjective phrase "Last straw".
Very bad
Last straw and very bad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Last straw" instead an adjective phrase "Very bad".
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- To summarize: A blue-collar worker named Charlie Collins was having a very bad day, and when he was coming home from work, a rude motorist cutting him off the last straw; he cussed the man out in a fit of road rage, only to find out, to his horror, it was the Joker.
Source: Please, I Will Do Anything!
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Very bad and Last straw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/last_straw/very_bad
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Very bad or Last straw. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/last_straw/very_bad.
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