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  What it means

  Literally “the drop that overflowed the cup.” The final straw — the last small thing that causes a situation to reach its breaking point after a long buildup. “The straw that broke the camel’s back.”

  Vocabulary

  • kropla — drop
  • przelać — to overflow, to spill over
  • czara — cup, goblet (poetic/archaic)

  Grammar note

  'Która przelała' — relative clause with feminine subject 'kropla'. 'Czarę' is accusative of 'czara'.

  Cultural context

  The image of a cup filled to the brim — one more drop and it overflows. 'Czara goryczy' (cup of bitterness) is a related phrase.

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