be at the end of your tetherFED UPto be so worried, tired etc that you feel you can no longer deal with a difficult or upsetting situation 忍无可忍；走投无路；一筹莫展be at the end of your tether• I had no money, my husband was sick, and I couldn't get a job. I was at the end of my tether.
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