If there is not enough rope the person might be in trouble.
Im at the end of the rope.
The idea is of someone who has been thrown a safety rope and has run out of length.
A rope is thrown to someone who is in a difficult place such as deep water or the edge of a cliff.
I m just at the end of my rope.
In a state at which one has no more patience endurance or energy left.
End of one s rope at the also at the end of one s tether.
I m at the end of my rope with these kids.
At the end of one s rope means to be at the end of one s strength endurance or patience.
I m at the end of my tether.
You have lost a loved one and nothing seems to take care of the loneliness.
At the limits of one s resources abilities endurance or patience.
Use whatever you have left in the tank to get you to tie that knot and hold on.
For example if that loan doesn t come through we ll be at the end of our rope or the workmen are driving me crazy.
To be stuck in a bad situation.
The term at the end of one s rope is primarily an american phrase though it may be traced back to the 1680s.
At the end of your rope to be out of options or alternative courses of action.
There s too much month left at the end of the money and you are so far in debt you can t see your way out with a telescope and you are at the end of your rope.
You ll make it to the other side of that rope.
At the end of your rope also at the end of your tether to have no more patience or strength.
Remember that you ll eventually make it out.
At the end of one s rope having reached a point of utter exhaustion or exasperation.