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
Albertusahl-BER-tus (Dutch) Ancient Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Ingvild-Norwegian
Klementynakle-men-TI-nahPolish
Jerome[dʒə'rəum]
LynnaLIN-əEnglish (Rare)
Jagadisha-Hinduism