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at the end of your tether
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so tired, worried or annoyed that you cannot cope any more
British. American English says 'at the end of your rope'. Add 'with' for the cause.
In context
After three nights with a crying baby, I was at the end of my tether.
Residents are at the end of their tether with the noise from the building site.
More idioms about emotions
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- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry