How is the phrase è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso translated from Italian to English

English translation
That's the last straw
phrase

Si dice dell'ultimo fastidio che esaurisce la pazienza.

Said about the final annoyance that ends your patience.

Examples with “è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso”

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  • È arrivato di nuovo tardi: è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso. — He was late again — that's the last straw.

  • È la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso, me ne vado. — That's the last straw, I'm leaving.

  • Per lei la promessa non mantenuta è stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso. — For her, the broken promise was the last straw.

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