vägs ände
Swedish
editEtymology
editvägs (“road's”) + ände (“end”)
Noun
edit- (idiomatic, usually figuratively) the end of the road (often in the sense of having exhausted all possibilities or going away), (sometimes) the end of one's rope
- Vi har provat allt. Det känns som vi är vid vägs ände.
- We've tried everything. It feels like we're at the end of the road.
- Tyvärr har butiken nått vägs ände
- Unfortunately, the store has reached the end of the road (is closing)
Usage notes
editIdiomatic in the sense that "vägens ände" (the end of the road) would be expected grammatically, like in English.