Emotions & feelings

at the end of your tether

unable to cope anymore

So worried, tired, or annoyed that you feel you cannot deal with the situation any longer.

C1 now and then mostly spoken

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How are you managing with the renovation?

Honestly, I am at the end of my tether.

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After three nights of broken sleep, I was at the end of my tether.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: at the end of ‸ tether

Say: at the end of my tether

Include a possessive determiner that matches the person: my, your, his, her, or their tether.

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How it fits in a sentence.

be at the end of your tether; feel at the end of your tether

Your turn: say it out loud

After three nights of broken sleep, I was at the end of my tether.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

at the end of your tether

unable to cope anymore

“After three nights of broken sleep, I was at the end of my tether.”

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