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
PetriPET-ree (Finnish)Finnish, Basque
SÉArlaitSHAHR-latIrish
Deep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Ferne[fɜ:n]
ErnURNEnglish
ThorburnTHAWR-bərnEnglish (Rare)