at your wits' end

at your wits' end
so worried and tired because of your problems that you cannot think of any more ways of solving them

I'm at my wits' end trying to think of ways to amuse these children.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • at your wits' end —    If you are at your wits end, you are very worried about something and do not know what to do.     When her son dropped out of school, Susan was at her wit s end …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • be at your wits' end — be at (your) wits end to be very worried or upset because you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it. I ve tried everything I can think of to make her eat and she flatly refuses. I m really at my wits end …   New idioms dictionary

  • (be) at your wits' end — be at your wits ˈend idiom to be so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next • She was at her wits end wondering how she d manage it all in the time. Main entry: ↑witidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • at your wits'/wit's end — at (your) wits /wit s end see ↑wit • • • Main Entry: ↑end …   Useful english dictionary

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  • end — end1 W1S1 [end] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(last part)¦ 2¦(finished)¦ 3¦(long object)¦ 4¦(tip/point)¦ 5¦(scale)¦ 6¦(connection)¦ 7¦(remaining piece)¦ 8¦(aim)¦ 9¦(part of an activity)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • end — 1 /end/ noun (C) 1 LAST PART the last part of something such as a period of time, activity, book, or film: He s leaving at the end of October. | I found the end of the movie very disappointing. | from beginning to end: Her story was a pack of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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