straw that broke the camel's back, phrase
Usually an incident that is not the direct cause for an issue, but something which puts a person's, place's or thing's point of stress past the threshold of causing consequences.
It wasn't the lack of candy sales which caused the drive-in to close; those sales were just the straw that broke the camel's back.
Added on May 11, 2012 by danielslaughter
folks, noun
Parents, or a large demographic group of people.
My folks often don't like girls coming over late at night.
Added on May 8, 2011 by danielslaughter