- At the end of your rope
- (USA)If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.
Dictionary of English idioms . He Heba Abdelraheim Alkady . 2014.
At the end of your rope
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the end of your rope — (or chiefly Brit the end of your tether) informal : a state in which you are not able to deal with a problem, difficult situation, etc., any longer It was clear from her outburst that she was at the end of her rope. I ve been dealing with their… … Useful english dictionary
at the end of your rope — (USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance … The small dictionary of idiomes
at the end of your rope — mainly american spoken phrase very upset or angry, so that you can no longer deal with something or someone calmly. The British expression is at the end of your tether . Thesaurus: feeling very or extremely angrysynonym feeling sad or… … Useful english dictionary
at the end of your rope — (USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(be) at the end of your rope — be at the ˌend of your ˈtether idiom (BrE) (NAmE be at the ˌend of your ˈrope) to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc • You d better let her know you re safe. She s at the end of… … Useful english dictionary
at the end of your rope — mainly American spoken very upset or angry, so that you can no longer deal with something or someone calmly. The British expression is at the end of your tether … English dictionary
(be) at the end of your tether — be at the ˌend of your ˈtether idiom (BrE) (NAmE be at the ˌend of your ˈrope) to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc • You d better let her know you re safe. She s at the end of… … Useful english dictionary
be at the end of your tether — be at the end of (your) tether British, American & Australian, American to be so tired, worried, or annoyed by something that you feel unable to deal with it any more. After a day with four screaming kids I m at the end of my tether. He s out of… … New idioms dictionary
be at the end of tether — be at the end of (your) tether British, American & Australian, American to be so tired, worried, or annoyed by something that you feel unable to deal with it any more. After a day with four screaming kids I m at the end of my tether. He s out of… … New idioms dictionary
rope — rope1 [ roup ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a type of very thick string that can be used for tying or pulling things: One of the men tied a rope to a tree. 2. ) count a lot of small objects tied together on a string: a rope of pearls at the end… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
