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sleep camelA person who habitually does with little to no sleep during the week and then makes up by sleeping a lot during the weekend.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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a camel is a horse designed by a committeeAn expression critical of committeesRate it:

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a camel is a horse made by a committeeAlternative form of a camel is a horse designed by a committee.Rate it:

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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of godThe rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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camel's noseA metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backMy patience has finally run out.Rate it:

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un cammello è un cavallo disegnato da un comitatoa camel is a horse designed by a committeeRate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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au bout de l'aune faut (or, manque) le drapThere is an end to everything; The last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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rejeter le moucheron et avaler le chameauTo strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.Rate it:

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une goutte d'eau suffit pour faire déborder un vase pleinThe last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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