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straw that breaks the camel's back

  1. see last straw.



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Halen Môn's salt goes through an importer, a distributor, a wholesaler and a retailer before it reaches the US consumer, and to add another 10% might be "the straw that breaks the camel's back," she added.

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"It could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back."

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"At a certain point, one threat or another will be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back," Sample said.

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“So what is the straw that breaks the camel’s back? My guess is it’s not this. I don’t think it’s a big-enough thing.’

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"It is a very fair question. It's like, well, what is the straw that breaks the camel's back? is the point at which in the modern-day conservative media landscape, Trumpworld, whatever — what is the breaking point for people and for institutions?"

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