| Main Entry: | coup de grâce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finishing blow |
Synonyms: |
blow, clincher, comeuppance, deathblow, defeat, final blow, final stroke, kill, knockout, mercy stroke, mortal blow, quietus |
| Main Entry: | last straw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | breaking point |
Synonyms: |
affront, final stroke, indignity, last lick, limit, match in the powder barrel, overload, provocation, straw that broke the camel's back |