être au bout de son latin
(Redirected from au bout de son latin)
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “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 edit
Verb 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)