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be at the end of tether

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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 work, hanging around the house all day and at the end of his rope.

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