Definition of at the end of (one's) rope

at the end of (one's) rope    

adjective

• unable to tolerate any more.

  I'm at the end of my rope with this project.

  • See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.

  Last edited on Mar 17 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'angry, annoyed, offended':
bent	Definitions include: greatly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
fly off the handle	Definitions include: to become enraged.
drove	Definitions include: Said if someone is confused, mad, or if someone just did something really stupid, they're drove.
have a chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: to carry a grudge.
in a snit	Definitions include: annoyed or angry.
salty	Definitions include: mean or disrespectful.
cranky	Definitions include: in a bad mood.
in a huff	Definitions include: in a bad mood.
work up	Definitions include: to make a person agitated or angry.
have sand in (one's) vagina	Definitions include: to be upset.
peeved	Definitions include: slightly angry.
po po	Definitions include: police.
crunk	Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild.
off the hook	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
vexed	Definitions include: very angry.
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Other terms relating to 'at':
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
atcha	Definitions include: "at your".
at loggerheads with	Definitions include: in disagreement with.
ATM	Definitions include: acronym for "ass-to-mouth", i.e. a sex act in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio or cunnilingus.
at (one's) wit's end	Definitions include: extremely aggravated.
at scale	Definitions include: with heavy usage.
at the drop of a hat	Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion
back at the ranch	Definitions include: exclamation useful when the conversation is going off tangent.
back at you	Definitions include: and the same to you.
bark at the ants	Definitions include: to vomit outdoors.
check at the door	Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue.
chomp at the bit	Definitions include: to be eager.
clock in at	Definitions include: to measure.
come at	Definitions include: to be aggressive towards.
DATY	Definitions include: acronym for "dine at the Y", i.e. to perform cunnilingus.
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Other terms relating to 'end':
*ss-end of space	Definitions include: some location extremely far away.
at (one's) wit's end	Definitions include: extremely aggravated.
back end	Definitions include: the anus.
be-all end-all, the	Definitions include: the best.
bell end	Definitions include: a foolish person.
business end, the	Definitions include: the functional end, especially of a tool.
dead end	Definitions include: of an activity, an insurmountable obstacle.
end	Definitions include: To kill something, especially murder. "Tony got pissed off at Big Al's bullshit and ended him."
end of	Definitions include: used to express the desire to end a conversation.
end of the line	Definitions include: the last part of something.
ends	Definitions include: money.
EOB	Definitions include: acronym for "end of business", i.e. the end of the business day.
EOD	Definitions include: acronym for "End of Day."
EOF	Definitions include: acronym for "end of file".
EOM	Definitions include: acronym for "end of message".
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Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'rope':
coil some rope	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
cut rope	Definitions include: to defecate.
goat roper	Definitions include: A western type person who may or may not be an actual cowboy.
go piss up a rope	Definitions include: "get lost"; "get out of here"; etc.
know the ropes	Definitions include: to know the proper procedures.
on the ropes	Definitions include: in a position in which a person needs to be careful, lest they suffer some consequence.
push rope	Definitions include: as a male, to attempt to have sex with a less-than-fully-erect penis.
rope	Definitions include: a spurt of semen.
rope in	Definitions include: to attract.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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