IDIOM - The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back

[@stepanyanmariam]

Hello Mark, thank you for this video with heartfilling energy. In Armenian we say "Համբերության բաժակս լցվել է'' It means "The cup of my patience is full"

[@MadEnglishTV]

Awesome! 😃😃

[@tataoanto9130]

Hi Mark, I had forgotten to say you that the stop imagine-picture of your video is very very fun, your head on the top of the bactrian or camel.🤣🤣 It is amusing!!!

[@hoorik2332]

Wonderful teaching,teacher Mark. Many many thanks 🙏 👍🌸

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@mollietai8946]

The English teacher the world needs.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@shakirullahhabibzai5872]

Wow it was very stunning one and fantastic..video.i love so much with..Mark English lessos...from when i have been starting...

[@sakuranooka]

As other commentators have already pointed out: there is an equivalent phrase in German: " Der Tropfen der das Fass zum überlaufen bringt" [the drop (of water) that makes the barril overflow]. However, there is another German phrase that is somewhat similar but not exactly the same: "Der Krug geht zum Brunnen bis er bricht" [the jar goes to the fountain until it (the jar) breaks]. It means you do something (bad) over and over and over again, until "the force" strikes back. Like you provoke somebody over and over and over again, until that person one day punches you badly. Or you smoke cigarettes over and over and over again, until one day you wake up with lung cancer. Essentially you're pushing the envelope until it snaps. As said, this phrase has not the same meaning as the straw one, but somehow the two are related I find. Like, the last provocation before being punched hard is the last straw. Or the last cigarette before the onset of lung cancer was the last straw.

[@rezam750]

As usual your teaching of idiom was informative and great. Thank you. It seems you're still in Costa Rica; your shirt is nice. Enjoy your trip.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@patriziarossi8356]

Hi Mark..in Italian we say..."La goccia che fa traboccare il vaso" the vase is full of water and just another drop it's enough for overflowing the water.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 That's awesome!

[@RomanL.N]

Hi Mark! You become a more and more interesting teacher every day! Thx for the lesson!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 Thanks so much!

[@alexandrdubovis1053]

Hi pal! I'm glad to see you in good mood! Keep it up!

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@rudschmi6345]

Hi Mark, nobody is able to explain better, than you! In German language we say „This is the drop that brings the barrel to overflow.“👌👍

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃 That's awesome!

[@ohiopines14]

Jazz in Paris!! That really make me smile!! Reminiscing the time I'm new and got hooked on your channel!…Gosh am an old student!😃 Thank you for including this again. I hope it's not the last time😀😀

[@MadEnglishTV]

Glad you got hooked on my channel! 😃😃 I'll try to use this song more often! 😎

[@ohiopines14]

@@MadEnglishTV I'm glad I'm hooked to your channel😁😁😁

[@atsuko726]

Hi Mark! Your videos are always fun because there are various topics, I’m not tired of it at all. I’m a beginner but I find it easy to understand how to explain that idiom. I want to do up videos about idioms like this.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 Thanks so much for liking my videos!

[@jaleoa6545]

I love your vídeos. You are a very creative teacher. I’d like to learn more about phrasal verbs. So, it would be great if you make more videos about this. Thank you, Mark.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃 I'll try!

[@setarehm.6931]

This type of your videos are the most fave of me. It is not only English, but also a combination of everything. luv it Mark. Make more of this. Keep your mood high on this 😅

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@nankaykhinewin6655]

Your hair style is getting better and better 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@abdelilahjamali9099]

Hi! We say the same idiom in Arabic " The straw that broke the camel's back " or " the drop that overflowed the cup " Take care!

[@MadEnglishTV]

That's awesome! 😃😃

[@doreenhundshagen1144]

Hallöchen, Mark!!! You've no idea how much I missed this "Oh, I didn't see you there-intro"!!! For that reason alone you made me very happy today!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏 You've lost a lot of weight recently, haven't you???🤔🤔🤔 And what did you do with your hair anyway???😁😁😁 You know, quite some years ago I learned two books on English idioms by heart!!! "The straw that broke the camel's back" was one of my absolute favorites!!! Furthermore I truly liked "to have bats🦇🦇 in the belfry🤪" and "Birds of a feather flock together" best!!!👍👍👍 The German equivalent to the straw-camel-idiom is "Der Tropfen💧 der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt"!!! (Literally translated: The drop that makes the barrel overflow!!!) Believe me, I'm also just a lost soul drifting through life!!! Murphy's law seems to be my fate as well!!! No chance, I'm afraid!!! You'll never be able to defy the law of gravity!!! (But if so - please teach me how to get the hang of it!!!) Come to think of it, actually you did, at least that once!!! Do you remember, when you drove back from the east coast to Calgary, I told you that you would've to leave our galaxy in order to be able to drive more than 24 hours a day!!! Having returned home, you confirmed to me that you really had to defy gravity!!! I wonder if everyone, except for you, was on the naughty list and got turned into a monkey, had I better steer clear of the Isle of Mark??? Just in case!!!😁😁😁🐒🐒🐒 Yes, yes, yes!!! Please let us have more videos on idioms and phrasal verbs!!! Your-joke-of-the-day!!! When you're a camel every day is hump day!!! 😁😁😁🐪🐫 Have a very nice time in Costa Rica!!! Take care, my friend!!!😎👑😎👑😎🤝🇨🇷🇩🇪🙋‍♀️

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hallöchen! 😃😃 Thanks for liking the intro! 😎 Yes, I got really sick for a week and didn't eat anything, so I probably lost a few pounds! I'll try to fatten myself up again! I bought a hair band that holds my hair back. 😁 Cool! I've never heard "bats in the belfry" before. What is a belfry? 🤔 Thanks for teaching me the German idiom! It would be a lot easier to teach than the English version since I wouldn't have to go down a rabbit hole talking about Bactrian camels. 😁 Yes, I remember defying gravity on my trip back from the East Coast! 😎 You made a rare mistake in your grammar today. Would you like me to point it out? You can never say "would've to". If the word "to" comes next, then you have to say the full word "have". Hmm, I don't think you would get turned into a monkey! I thought you were a good girl...or am I wrong? 🤔 Great joke! I guess if every day is Wednesday then the camels will never have any SUNdays to get fried, eh? 🤔 Have an awesome day in Schneeville!

[@yongluo1873]

thank you teacher !

[@hojaical]

En Colombia algunas veces decimos "la gota que rebosó el vaso" the drop that overflowed the glass.

[@MadEnglishTV]

That's awesome! 😃😃

[@marubarabino6163]

Hi Mark!! Your hairstyle suits you wonderfully! You're transpiring freedom and happiness. Thanks again for your lessons!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 Thanks so much!

[@joanquimay9314]

Come to my place in the Philippines mark, there is a lot of coconut tree you can drink as much as you can😊 and many more other fruits that you like. Thanks for this video I leaned new word today.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Wow! Thanks so much for your invitation! 😃😃

[@joanquimay9314]

@@MadEnglishTV You’re welcome mark. I’m serious if you decide to visit Philippines let me know,I will fly back to my place just let me know a head of time so I can arrange my schedule also. I am working here in Ontario. So I hope to see you in my place. God bless!

[@mikealmasi867]

Hey Mark, Hollywood is waiting for a shining star like you. You have only one week to send your resume. Thx

[@animalnutritionist]

I agree😃

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@wilmerhersa1808]

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[@luzavila5017]

Thank you Mark. Excellent lesson.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@firsnamelasname6629]

Fantastic explanation! Idioms are really fascinating and it’s always cool to hear about where they came from 👍

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@animalnutritionist]

Hi Mark! At some point you said straw is "made of wood". At other place you said animals bed "is made out of" straw. My question is about using "made" word. Where would you recommend to use it as "made of" and where as "made out of"? Thanks!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 Great question! Both ways are fine. You can choose whichever one you like better!

[@ka-kk3lm]

Great lesson!😊 Yeah, it IS helpful! I'll get your books soon😊

[@MadEnglishTV]

😃😃 Thanks so much!

[@羅天宇-g7i]

I can understand this idiom. Because it often appears in Chinese books or newspapers. I also understand two meanings of straw. Because I recited tens of thousands of English words.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@tataoanto9130]

Hi Mark, in italian language is used this idiom: "la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso", I think it has the same meaning of your the straw... See you soon with another interesting video, thks!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@nanihobo1416]

best video i loved it. thankyou

[@azzura2108]

Thanks a lot👍🙏

[@mubarak4886]

This idiom is very famous in Arabic cultures. القشَّة التي قصمَتْ ظَهْر البعير.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@lisemoisan5910]

Thank you so much for this lesson. I appreciate very lot !!!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@natalya6091]

Thank you , dear Mark. Pretty well.

[@nydiayoselin]

Hi Mark, Nice to see you one more time. Lately I can't find the time to watch more than one of your videos. Thanks a lot for this one, I like it and it is well explained. I send you a big huge and kiss. I like your look

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 Thanks so much! A big hug for you too! 🤗

[@renantbolrs]

Thanks Mark. Awesome video.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@najwaalawad1601]

I have the same idiom in my Arabic language, that's a surprise to me. Thanks for letting me know,

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@aysegulsezer1626]

I really like your videos! Hope they never end!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@azheralsalami2424]

Thanks sir

[@Vetgong]

Hey Mark! Thanks for teaching, as always! Great vid! In Russian we use "That's the last drop" = "The last drop that overfills the bowl" and the meaning is the same like in English - That's the last straw that broke the camel's back. Have a great time and take care!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 That's awesome! Have a nice day in Peter!

[@Vetgong]

@@MadEnglishTV Hi, thanks, the same to you!

[@ilyasol1992]

Hi Mark! Originally bactrian (two-humped camel) lived in the Gobi Desert (southern Mongolia and northern China) while dromedary inhabited the Sahara Desert (North Africa), but now you can find any kind of the camel in both of these deserts, because they are great travellers just as we are, right? Take care!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 I think you might be right!

[@tiagonoguti469]

Hello Mark! In Brazil we used to say “do the storm on the glass of water”or something like this😅it means that the small things can be became a big problem

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 That's awesome!

[@sakuranooka]

I don't think that's the same thing. There is the same saying in Germsn, "ein Sturm im Wasserglas", but the meaning of it has nothing to so with the idiom being discussed here. Just saying...

[@algisvickus4910]

Thanks for the idiom.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@violettaeve]

How adorable is this man?? 💕 We love Mark

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thank you so much! 😃😃

[@larissamariaschroeder3521]

In Portuguese of Brazil we have quiet the same idea, but with a drop of water. That's the last drop ! - we say. Imagine a full glass of water and someone tries to pour an additional drop, it might overflow., right?

[@MadEnglishTV]

That's awesome! 😃😃 It makes more sense than the English version!

[@joanadarcdasilva2569]

you are the bast...i love your videos....

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@jeckmac433]

could you please send me a link where I can purchase Idiomatic expressions words here in your channel.Thanks

[@natalya6091]

2 31 Bactrian Camel Двугорбый верблюд

[@akrm2944]

I love you mike, I love the way .. I don’t know.. teach, talk to us. It’s so charming

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@raquelgeneve]

I've heard this at first time on Better Call Saul serie 😁

[@nadiadanylo2181]

Hi Mark))) great explanation, I enjoing it , thanks))

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@thanhhien4018]

Hi Mark ! We have the same idiom : A drop of water can overflow the glass . Wow ! You look healthy and happy these days !😍😍😍😍😍 I like the videos like this ! You feel like a friend talking to us !😄🍓🌹🎶❤️

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 That's awesome! You're a great friend!

[@thanhhien4018]

@@MadEnglishTV I'm glad to be you good friend ! Your words are music to my ears !😄❤️🌹🍓🎶I love the way you teach English !

[@golsas4038]

Hi mark:), you didn’t forget about this idiom, thanks for explaining it, actually I knew the expression that’s the last straw but I didn’t know that we can use it with camels too:), now I get it better, thanks a lot and hope you have a wonderful day and take care:).

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 You're welcome! I never forget anything. 😎

[@omidsoo4362]

That was useful idiom thanks a lot

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@papa20117]

Great video 👍

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@sakissouliotis]

I've heard this idiom before Dear Mark...but i don't remember the meaning in this very moment!It escapes me..

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@salam024]

I liked your video genuinely .

[@trissirita]

In italy we say:"the last drop of water makes the bowl overthrow. The meaning is the same.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Cool! 😃😃

[@xarisathanasopoulos2896]

A drop is a enough to overflow the glass ,respectively analogous

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@m.a8590]

You awesome teacher

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@udomwannapat5256]

Good morning from Bangkok 🇹🇭

[@MadEnglishTV]

Good morning! 😃😃

[@natalya6091]

2 01 Dromedary Одногорбый верблюд

[@kirangupta221]

I react like this when my relatives visit us and they keep pressuring my parents for my marriage. I just feel like thats the last straw😅😅

[@ahmedhussien9874]

In Arabic we have the same idiom! القشة التي قسمت ظهر البعير

[@salam024]

قصمت

[@yiren1412]

Hi, Mark. May I ask you a question? Why people will say "Jinx" when they say the same thing at the same time? Maybe you can make a video about this culture.

[@MadEnglishTV]

That's a great idea! 😃😃 I'll try to make a video about that!

[@joselozano6129]

Good video and i like coconut too 😆👍

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@vivavalentinavictoria6548]

I love cabada beacuse it's full of funny people like you

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@armorunit6970]

Hi, Mark! That’s a cool idea about making videos like this.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@eliecerhernandez1083]

Nice t shirt ! Pura vida mae!

[@mozammalhoque3184]

Your lesson on " the last straw" was great. Can I ask you, how to express " to slap someone very hard so that his teeth fall off"? I am from Bangladesh. It is a common slang here. I just can't find proper collocation of slap. I will be grateful

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks! 😃😃 You could say, "I punched him so hard that his teeth got knocked out."

[@saynababdi8407]

You're so funny teacher!

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@Emmakute]

i love your videos 🥰

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thank you so much! 😃😃

[@natalya6091]

Straw 1сено солома 2трубочка для питья

[@rosyshang4176]

Wow thanks for Ur video so interesting

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@loikkhalimov3323]

Great haircut or hairstyle

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@matlindell5022]

Actually in french we say « c’est la goutte qui fait déborder le vase ».That’s the last straw!By the way you look like a damn good professional soccer player!Nice look to be fair.Cheers

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@عبدالله20-ن1س]

Mr. Mark I am at the university and I study english. I suffer from listening that they are talking fast. My question is how to deal with fast english talkers. Thank you and keep going.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 I'll try to make some listening videos soon!

[@عبدالله20-ن1س]

@@MadEnglishTV great

[@udeniwijerathne3740]

Mark, this hair band looks good on you.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@josemarques4070]

In portuguese we say "a gota d'água" (the drop of water) = the last straw

[@natalya6091]

Thank you, dear friend! Последняя капля (The last drop) In Russian. Hello from Moscow.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Cool! 😃😃

[@victorpushkin6369]

There is idiom in Russian language - " The last drop overfills a cup of patience"

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@tamasbrulik]

We say in Hungary "that was the last drop in the glass"

[@MadEnglishTV]

Awesome! 😃😃

[@Roro-Alneme]

finally , The Mark who I know came back.

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@ramoncaceresflorez7428]

Hi, Mad english TV. Excelente programa ok come back a my Country Colombia, ACROSS Colombia, bye bye my bro'

[@marielaaprile208]

Hi Mark!!! Are you holding a mate in your hand? Or is it a kind of fruit and alcohol beverage? Have you tasted mates in Costa Rica? Let us know in your comments!! 🤣😁We call that wooden straw a “bombilla” unlike the plastic straw which is used for drinks for instance, but I imagine you already know the Spanish name 😁 for it. It is very hard to explain idioms, isn’t it? The fact that the words don’t mean what each word means in isolation makes you use your imagination to give examples or parallelism for its meaning but really, you did it great! The comparison with the grain of salt, funny and clear! I’ve already known “That was the last straw” but I didn’t know “the straw that broke the camel’ s back”, poor camel!!! 🐫🐫. That idiom wouldn’t work with a dromedary 🐪 as the back is just one hump, I mean it’s not broken 🤣. So it has some real meaning in a way 👍🏼. I like your t-shirt, by the way! Keep enjoying!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃 I didn't know the words "mate" or "bombilla". 🤔 Thanks for teaching me! Yes, idioms are a bit tricky to explain! But I like the challenge! 😎 Thanks for your kind words!

[@manoranjanborgohain5412]

Hey Mike why you wrote- I’m outta here. What does mean OUTTA? Is it how sounding when you are saying -I’m out of here?

[@MadEnglishTV]

Yes, "outta" means out of. 😃😃

[@Świętejpamięcibratjoka]

Great 💪👍

[@ukrover5087]

Good

[@rodrigofariscojoaquom1930]

I don't cammels expert... But I'm a hemp expert. That jokes I made... Oh men it's why no hemps on my hands now.

[@MadEnglishTV]

😁

[@tosiatunia]

Hello from Poland :)

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃

[@saynababdi8407]

Yeah Teacher!

[@manurathejith2807]

Let me try to practice this idiom with my girl friend...LOL

[@MadEnglishTV]

Lol

[@theophonchana5025]

last straw

[@sgp3039]

la gota que colmó el vaso

[@theophonchana5025]

the last straw

[@gazpi76]

In Spanish we say something like. "The drop that filled the glass

[@kucibaba]

In Poland the same

[@MadEnglishTV]

Awesome! 😃😃

[@nmm7144]

Teacher Mark, You have a small coconut in your hand

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@raha6120]

Hi, oromias

[@natalya6091]

In Russian We use this expression " последняя капля" The last drop

[@MadEnglishTV]

Cool! 😃😃

[@aldacygarcia7512]

We use the idiom in Spanish 😄

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@عليحسينجدوع]

all of love

[@MadEnglishTV]

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