Meanings
nounthe end of one’s rope
- idiomaticThe limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope.
come to the end of one's rope; reach the end of one's rope; at the end of one's rope
- idiomaticThe point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay.
come to the end of one's rope; reach the end of one's rope; at the end of one's rope
1 more example
Have you reached the end of your rope? Are all your options closed?
2000, Mark Ellingsen, A Word That Sets Free: First Lesson Sermons for Sundays After Pentecost (Last Third) Cycle C, CSS Publishing, →ISBN, page 43
Translations
German auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen
- auf dem Zahnfleisch gehenthe point of having no more options
Polish u kresu wytrzymałości
- u kresu wytrzymałościthe point of having no more options
Portuguese por um fio, nas últimas
- por um fiothe point of having no more options
- nas últimasthe point of having no more options
- no limitethe point of having no more options
Swedish vägs ände
- vägs ändethe point of having no more options
Welsh i ben ei dennyn
- i ben ei dennynthe point of having no more options
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APA
the end of one's rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20end%20of%20one's%20rope
MLA
“the end of one's rope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20end%20of%20one's%20rope. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the end of one's rope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20end%20of%20one's%20rope.
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