[词语]to come to the end of one’s rope
to run to the end of one’s tether
[含义]智穷才尽;走投无路
[趣释]【物事喻指】当牲口被人用一根绳子拴在一根木桩上或树木上时,它们走到绳子末端就不能再向前走(试读)...