être au bout de son latin
French
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to be at the end of one's Latin”, i.e. to have exhausted one's knowledge. Compare German mit seinem Latein am Ende sein.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- to be at one's wits' end, to be at the end of one's mental resources
Usage notes
edit- Chiefly used in the negative: ne pas être au bout de son latin.
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: aan het eind van zijn Latijn zijn (calque)