at the end of (one's) tether

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at the end of (one's) tether

Completely worn out, exasperated, or exhausted; having no more patience, endurance, or energy left. Joshua started throwing a tantrum this afternoon, and with all the other things I have to get done, I'm at the end of my tether! Daniel's been at the end of his tether for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odo	-	Ancient Germanic
ValÉRie	va-le-REE (French)	French, Czech
Aki (2)	ah-kee	Japanese
Tawnee	TAW-nee	English (Rare)
Elisabeth	e-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Felinus	-	Late Roman