JV> I am fairly sure it means "It is the drop[let] that makes the bucket JV> overflow". (I am not sure about "bucket" (it could be "vase"), but JV> that is what it says in the equivalent Dutch saying). Funnily enough <snip> JV> P.S. Given the fact the saying exists in Italian and in Dutch, I JV> would assume something close to it would exists in English too but I JV> don't have a good dictionary handy. In English we might say "It is the straw that broke the camel's back" or, as commonly used, "that was the last straw". -- Jake Colman Principia Partners LLC Phone: (201) 946-0300 Harborside Financial Center Fax: (201) 946-0320 902 Plaza II Beeper: (800) 505-2795 Jersey City, NJ 07311 E-mail: colman(a)ppllc.com E-mail: jcolman(a)jnc.com web: http://www.ppllc.com "Every time I think I've idiot-proofed something someone comes up with a better idiot"