end of one's rope
Out of options: “Having tried everything he could think of to get admitted to law school, Robert finally found himself at the end of his rope.”
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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endodontium, endoenteritis, endoenzyme, endoergic, end-of-file, end of one's rope, end of one's rope, at the, end of steel, end of the line, endogamy, endogen
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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