Coals and coke
idiom Slang
Cockney rhyming slang · East London
broke
Since both coal and coke used to be supplied in large blocks that had to be broken down before their use.
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go for broke
To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.
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the straw that broke the camel's back
A 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.
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the stroke that broke the camel's back
Synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.