at one's wit's end

at (one's) wits' end

In a state of distress because one has no more patience or mental stamina, often after having dealt with some kind of problem or difficult situation. The baby's been crying for hours, and I'm at my wits' end! I'm already at my wits' end, so if this train gets delayed too, I'm going to scream.

at one's wit's end

Also, at wits' end. Completely puzzled and perplexed, not knowing what to do. For example, I've tried every possible source without success, and now I'm at my wit's end. This idiom, which uses wit in the sense of "mental faculties," appeared in Piers Ploughman (c. 1377).

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释义	at one's wit's end at (one's) wits' end In a state of distress because one has no more patience or mental stamina, often after having dealt with some kind of problem or difficult situation. The baby's been crying for hours, and I'm at my wits' end! I'm already at my wits' end, so if this train gets delayed too, I'm going to scream. See also: end Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. at one's wit's end Also, at wits' end. Completely puzzled and perplexed, not knowing what to do. For example, I've tried every possible source without success, and now I'm at my wit's end. This idiom, which uses wit in the sense of "mental faculties," appeared in Piers Ploughman (c. 1377). See also: end The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: at (one's) wits' end at wit's end at wits' end at your wits' end be at (one's) wits' end be at your wits' end the patience of a saint the patience of a saint/of Job wit's end up the wall References in periodicals archive One is at one's wit's end, forever trying to comprehend this strange obsession with GDP; conspiratorially speaking, the developing world has been brainwashed to run after this useless indicator, similar to chasing the taillights of a truck. Why it won't work
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