be at the end of (one's) rope



be at the end of (one's) rope

To be completely worn out, exasperated, or exhausted; to have 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 rope!
See also: end, of, rope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lupus-Late Roman
Punit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
MarcosMAHR-kos (Spanish), MAR-koos (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
OrphaAWR-fə (English)Biblical, English
Ruby['ru:bi]
Dominikadaw-mee-NEE-kah (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish