This blog is mainly to explain a different English language expression every day.
Sometimes I post other stuff.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
English Expression of the Day: I'm at the end of my rope
"I'm at the end of my rope" means:
I can't do anything. / I can't go anywhere. / I can't stand it. / I can't take it any more.
The expression comes from tying up a horse or a dog with a rope so that it can't go anywhere. (tether)