at the end of one's tether

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Prepositional phrase

at the end of one's tether

1. (UK, idiomatic) At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed.

   Synonym: (US) at the end of one's rope

Translations

at the limit of one’s patience

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 在耐心的极限 (zài nàixīn de jíxiàn)

• Finnish: olla katkeamispisteessä
• French: au bout du rouleau (fr), exaspéré (fr)
• German: jemandem reißt (gleich) der Geduldsfaden, mit seiner Geduld am Ende
• Italian: al limite della sopportazione
• Korean: 진퇴양난에 빠진 (jintoeyangnane ppajin)
• Polish: u kresu wytrzymałości
• Polish: u kresu wytrzymałości
• Russian: на грани срыва (na grani sryva)
• Scottish Gaelic: aig an dùbhlan le