at the end of one's tether

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: بَلَغَ السَّيْلُ الزُّبَى (balaḡa s-saylu z-zubā) — at the limit of one’s patience
• Chinese Mandarin: 在耐心的极限 (zài nàixīn de jíxiàn) — at the limit of one’s patience
• Finnish: olla katkeamispisteessä — at the limit of one’s patience
• French: au bout du rouleau — at the limit of one’s patience
• French: exaspéré — at the limit of one’s patience
• German: jemandem reißt der Geduldsfaden (gleich) — at the limit of one’s patience
• German: mit seiner Geduld am Ende — at the limit of one’s patience
• Italian: al limite della sopportazione — at the limit of one’s patience
• Korean: 진퇴양난에 빠진 (jintoeyangnane ppajin) — at the limit of one’s patience
• Polish: u kresu wytrzymałości — at the limit of one’s patience
• Russian: на грани срыва (na grani sryva) — at the limit of one’s patience
• Scottish Gaelic: aig an dùbhlan le — at the limit of one’s patience
• Welsh: i ben ei dennyn — at the limit of one’s patience