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Phrase(s): the breaking point 1. Lit. the point at which something will break. • The mule’s back was strained to the breaking point with masses of bundles and straw. 2. Fig. the point at which nerves or one’s mental state can endure no more. • My nerves are at the breaking point.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs