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at the end of one's tether

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /æt stressed ði ˈend ʌv, ɒv wʌnz ˈtɛð ər/
    • /ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈteð.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /æt stressed ði ˈend ʌv, ɒv wʌnz ˈtɛð ər/

Definitions of at the end of one's tether words

  • noun at the end of one's tether distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurance 3
  • noun at the end of one's tether at the end of one's endurance, resources, etc. 3
  • preposition at the end of one's tether (Idiomatic) At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed. 0
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Parts of speech for At the end of one's tether

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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at the end of one's tether popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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