be at the end of your tether

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   筋疲力盡；智窮力竭；山窮水盡

   to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.

   He is out of control, and I am at the end of my rope.

   I'm at the end of my rope.

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• (Audience laughs)Twelve Monkeys1995
• He is out of control, and I am at the end of my rope.Front of the Class2008
• I'm at the end of my rope.Steel Magnolias1989

在完整場景裡學

• 叫我第一名2008
  • 求職面試爭取一個機會：elephant in the room（避而不談的事）
  • 怪叫抽搐惹毛全家：drive someone nuts（把某人逼瘋）
  • 童年抽動被誤解：at the end of one's rope（走投無路）
• 鋼木蘭1989
  • 清早的忙亂與當場錄用：talking to a brick wall（說了等於白說）
  • 美髮店僱新人聊八卦：talk some trash（聊點別人的閒話）
  • 婚前拉鋸與鄰里算賬：a bone to pick with（有賬要算）

同一詞條的短語

• at the end of the day
• a bad end
• be at the end of
• be the end
• an end in itself
• the end justifies the means
• the end of the line
• end of story
• end to end
• get your end away
• go to the ends of the earth
• in the end