breaking point
noun/ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt/
/ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt/
(also break point)
[uncountable]- the time when problems become so great that a person, an organization or a system can no longer deal with them
- to be at/to reach breaking point
- to be stretched to breaking point
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