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How is the phrase c'est la goutte d'eau de trop translated from French to English

English translation
That's the last straw
phrase

Se dit du dernier agacement qui épuise la patience.

Said about the final annoyance that ends your patience.

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  • Il est encore en retard: c'est la goutte d'eau de trop. — He was late again — that's the last straw.

  • C'est la goutte d'eau de trop, je m'en vais. — That's the last straw, I'm leaving.

  • Pour elle, la promesse non tenue a été la goutte d'eau de trop. — For her, the broken promise was the last straw.

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