We experienced what I consider to be an extremely unlikely event. It was truly the straw that broke the camel's back.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back

It's the straw that broke the camel's back for some of them. If you're somebody who was already down to the last thread of survival, just trying to keep the bills paid, this will leave you flat out.

Flagstaff has truly embraced this event as a mountain-town tradition.

An event like this can be the proverbial straw that breaks the market's back.

The straw that broke the camels back was the 99-yard run.