Usages of el colmo
El servicio ha sido lamentable y encima el camarero ha sido grosero; es el colmo.
The service has been pathetic, and on top of that the waiter has been rude; it is the last straw.
La decisión de la jefa es inaceptable y es el colmo; encima, siento impotencia.
The boss's decision is unacceptable and it is the last straw; on top of that, I feel helplessness.
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