be at wits' end



be at your wits' end

to be very worried or upset because you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it I've tried everything I can think of to make her eat and she flatly refuses. I'm really at my wits' end.
See also: end

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Farrell['færəl]
Anselmaahn-ZEL-mah (German)German, Italian, Spanish
MilanMEE-lahn (Czech)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Dutch
TuĞBa-Turkish
Astaroth-Literature
Lorea-Basque