be at one's wit's end

be at one's wit's end
(be at one's wit's (или wits') end)
быть в крайнем недоумении, не знать, что делать, как поступить, стать в тупик

I couldn't think what we were going to do. I was at my wits' end. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 18) — Я не знала, что делать. Просто голова кругом пошла.

What would you advise me to do, Judd? Tell me frankly. I'm really very worried about it, and at my wits' end to know what to do. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part III, ch. 5) — Что бы вы мне посоветовали сделать, Джад? Скажите мне откровенно. Я действительно очень встревожен всем этим и ума не приложу, что мне делать.

He was at his wits' end where to turn for money. (A. Christie, ‘Partners in Crime’, ch. VIII) — Сэр Артур ломал себе голову, где раздобыть денег.


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Смотреть что такое "be at one's wit's end" в других словарях:

  • at\ one's\ wit's\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • at one's wit's end — see under ↑wit1 • • • Main Entry: ↑end …   Useful english dictionary

  • at one's wit's end — or[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 and… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at one's wit's end — or[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 and… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at one's wit's end — or at one s wits end phrasal at a loss for a means of solving a problem …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wit's end — not knowing what to do, at the end of one s mental resources I have been at my wit s end all week trying to decide what to wear to the party …   Idioms and examples

  • at one's wit's end — at a loss as means to solve a problem …   English contemporary dictionary

  • end\ of\ one's\ rope — • end of one s rope • end of one s tether n. phr. informal the end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or ideas of how to do more. Frank was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his rope. The doctor saw that Mother… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • end\ of\ one's\ tether — • end of one s rope • end of one s tether n. phr. informal the end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or ideas of how to do more. Frank was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his rope. The doctor saw that Mother… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • at one's wit's — idi at one s wit s or wits end, drained of all ideas or mental resources; utterly confused or frustrated …   From formal English to slang

  • end — 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… …   Universalium


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