"at the end of one's tether" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at the end of one's tether.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at the end of one's tether, {{en-PP}} at the end of one's tether
  1. (UK, idiomatic) At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed. Tags: UK, idiomatic Synonyms: at the end of one's rope [US] Translations (at the limit of one’s patience): 在耐心的极限 (zài nàixīn de jíxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), olla katkeamispisteessä (Finnish), au bout du rouleau (French), exaspéré (French), jemandem reißt der Geduldsfaden (gleich) (German), mit seiner Geduld am Ende (German), al limite della sopportazione (Italian), 진퇴양난에 빠진 (jintoeyangnane ppajin) (Korean), u kresu wytrzymałości (Polish), на грани срыва (na grani sryva) (Russian), aig an dùbhlan le (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-at_the_end_of_one's_tether-en-prep_phrase-BAxay3~S Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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