Idiom Breakdown

at the end of one's tether

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Definition

At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed.

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In Context

"He proposed to call witnesses to show how the prisoner, a profligate and spendthrift, had been at the end of his financial tether, and had also been carrying on an intrigue with a certain Mrs. Raikes, a neighbouring farmer’s wife."

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Also Said As

at the end of one's rope