at one's wits' end
1be at one's wits' end — ► be at one s wits end be completely at a loss as to what to do. Main Entry: ↑wit …
2be at one's wits' end — (from Idioms in Speech) not to know what to do or say; quite at a loss; at the point of having exhausted one s last idea or mental resource But in that flash was seen the other Carrie poor, hungry, drifting at her wits end ... (Th. Dreiser) Mrs.… …
3at one's wits' end — phrasal see at one s wit s end …
4be at one's wits' end — be completely at a loss as to what to do. → wit …
5be at one's wits' end — be overwhelmed with difficulties and at a loss as to what to do next …
6at\ wits\ end — • at one s wit s end • at wits end adj. phr. Having no ideas as to how to meet a difficulty or solve a problem; feeling puzzled after having used up all of your ideas or resources; not knowing what to do; puzzled. He had approached every friend… …
7end — end1 ender, n. /end/, n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of… …
8end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET …
9end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET …
10at wits end — See: AT ONE S WIT S END …
