单词 | the end of your tether/rope |
释义 | the end of your tether/ropethe end of your tether/rope the point at which you are so angry and tired of a situation that you can no longer deal with it 忍无可忍;无能为力 Frustrated and bitter, Hogan had reached the end of his tether with politics. 霍根遭受了挫折和痛苦,在政治上已经走到了穷途末路。 Examples from the Corpus the end of your tether/rope• The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.• However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.• By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.• Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.• By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.• With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.• Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.• Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks. → the end of your tether/rope at end1(5) |
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