at the end of rope



at the end of one's rope

 and at the end of one's tether
Fig. at the limits of one's endurance. I'm at the end of my rope! I just can't go on this way! These kids are driving me out of my mind. I'm at the end of my tether.
See also: end, of, rope

at the end of (one's) rope

/tether
Out of energy or patience; exhausted or exasperated.
See also: end, of, rope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AdÉLAH-dayl  Hungarian
Sayakasah-yah-kahJapanese
NettieNET-eeEnglish
BrennanBREN-ən (English)Irish, English
MichaelMIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German), MEE-kah-el (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
VilhjÁLmur-Icelandic