be at (one's) wit's end



be at (one's) wit's end

To be in a state of distress because one has no more patience or mental stamina, often after having dealt with some kind of problem or difficult situation. The baby's been crying for hours, and I'm at my wit's end! I'm at my wit's end, so if this train gets delayed too, I'm going to scream.
See also: end

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sigimund-Ancient Germanic
Adelais-Ancient Germanic
Ronit (1)-Irish
JennaJEN-ə (English), YEN-nah (Finnish)English, Finnish
TempleTEM-pəlEnglish (Rare)
Ari (2)AH-ree (Finnish)Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish