the end of one's rope
Patience completely exhausted
The end of one's rope is the point of exhaustion, frustration, or despair beyond which a person cannot continue.
The image is of someone who has climbed or descended as far as the rope allows and can go no further: After three sleepless nights with the baby, I'm at the end of my rope.
British English prefers "the end of one's tether."
State without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- anguishIntense mental suffering
panic · last resort · final straw · impasse · deadlock · backed into a corner · grasping at straws · rock bottom
Exhausted from overexertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- fatiguedDrained of energy
weary · worn out · stretched thin · overextended · maxed out · at wit's end · tapped out · running on empty
hopelessness
State without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
anguish · panic · last resort · final straw · impasse · deadlock · backed into a corner · grasping at straws · rock bottom · crisis point
burned out
Exhausted from overexertion
fatigued · weary · worn out · stretched thin · overextended · maxed out · at wit's end · tapped out · running on empty · breaking point
the end of one's ropeinner peace
Mental and emotional tranquility
equanimity · serenity · cool as a cucumber · keeping one's cool · peace of mind
the end of one's ropelong-suffering
Patiently enduring hardship
forbearing · tolerant · forbearance · enduring · endurance
the end of one's ropefresh as a daisy
Rested and energetic
in reserve · raring to go · firing on all cylinders · energized · recharged