C1idiomemotionsIELTS-friendly
at your wits' end
USUK
so worried or frustrated that you do not know what else to do
The possessive follows the person. 'At my wit's end' is a less common spelling.
In context
I'm at my wits' end; the baby hasn't slept properly for a week.
The teachers were at their wits' end with the noisy class.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- 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