Usage examples with straw

the last straw
после́дняя ка́пля f
to draw the short straw
вы́тянуть коро́ткую соло́минку при жре́бии
a straw in the wind
предупрежде́ние nt
you can't make bricks without straw proverbial
нельзя́ сде́лать что-ли́бо из ничего́ (не имея ну́жного материа́ла)

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This unpleasant scene is the final straw and the guests leave hurriedly.
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The mattresses were often filled with pea-shucks, straw, or feathers.
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Early mattresses contained a variety of natural materials including straw, feathers or horse hair.
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The period of affinage lasts up to eight weeks, during which time they are twice washed in brine and aged on rye straw.
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It can be used ornamentally in crafts, like a kind of "macrame", or to make straw hats.
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Favours can be made with two, three, four or more straws.
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No other straw markets are located on the north side of the island.
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The path is determined by the best fit to all the straws with hits.
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The trigger, hammer, and several of the internal springs were straw-finished, a type of case-hardening hot oil finish.
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They use their straw-like mouthparts to inject enzymes into plants.
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