pick

straw

See:

GIVE A HANG,

GRASP AT A STRAW,

GRASP AT STRAWS,

LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK,

MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW.

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last straw

[last straw] or [straw that breaks the camel's back] {n. phr.} A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make bricks without straw

[make bricks without straw] {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * /John could not go to a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at a straw

[at a straw] See: [GRASP AT STRAWS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

straw that breaks the camels back

[straw that breaks the camel's back] See: [LAST STRAW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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