the end of (one's) rope



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the end of (one's) rope

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 rope! Daniel's been at the end of his rope for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!
See also: end, of, rope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tom[tɔm]
Balderstone['bɔ:ldəstəun]
Dinesha-Hinduism
Hermineher-MEE-nə (German)German, French
TawneeTAW-neeEnglish (Rare)
Timoteotee-mo-TE-o (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese