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解析：其实这个俚语最早的说法是“At the end of (one's) tether”。“tether”跟“rope” 意义相近，都有“绳子、锁链”的意思。这个用法最早见于17世纪的文献之中，表示“到了无法再忍的尽头”。





Top Sentences 例句：

I am at the end of my rope.You have made such a mess of all the work I gave you.

我对你忍无可忍了，我交给你的所有工作你都做得一团糟。

Dialogue 对话：

Rose:Oh ,god !What has happened to you ,Kevin?There is a lot of blood on your face.

哦，天呐，你怎么了凯文？脸上都是血。

Kevin:I fought with Tom just now, and I almost beat him to death.

我刚才和汤姆打架了，我差点把他打死。

Rose:Why? What's the problem?

什么？到底怎么回事啊？

Kevin:He hadsoldmy newcarwithoutmyagreement. I wasat theendof my rope with him.

他竟然不经我同意把我的新车给卖了。我对他忍无可忍了。