"the end of one's rope" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-the end of one's rope.ogg [Australia] Forms: the end of one’s rope [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the end of one’s rope}} the end of one’s rope
  1. (idiomatic) The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: at the end of one's tether
    Sense id: en-the_end_of_one's_rope-en-noun-VfITbREo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (idiomatic) The point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay. Tags: idiomatic Translations (the point of having no more options): u kresu cierpliwości (english: at the end of one's rope) [masculine] (Polish), por um fio (english: at the end of one's rope) (Portuguese), nas últimas (Portuguese), no limite (Portuguese), vägs ände (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-the_end_of_one's_rope-en-noun-~YVl1S-q Disambiguation of 'the point of having no more options': 31 69

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