the end of (one's) tether



the end of (one's) tether

A point of utter exhaustion or exasperation; a point or state at which one has 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've just reached 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!
See also: end, of, tether

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BoŽIca-Croatian
DorotĖJa-Lithuanian
Marged-Welsh
Adonisə-DAH-nəs (English), ə-DO-nəs (English)Greek Mythology
Andreiahn-DRYAY (Russian)Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic
Ryanarie-AN-əEnglish (Rare)