Idiom: At the end of one's rope

Haihao · Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:32 am *Idiom: At the end of one's rope*

Hi,

Could you please tell me what or what rope the 'rope' applies to in 'at the end of one's rope'? Is it related to nautics?

Many thanks in advance.

Haihao

Mister Micawber · Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:07 am *Idiom: At the end of one's rope*

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I usually envision mountain-climbing myself.
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Yankee · Wed Mar 28, 2007 14:27 pm *Idiom: At the end of one's rope*

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Some suggest that this idiom originated as a reference to a hangman's noose. Shocked

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Abr4xii · Wed Mar 28, 2007 21:19 pm *Idiom: At the end of one's rope*

At the limits of one's resources, abilities.
This expression alludes to a tied-up animal that can graze only as far as the rope (or tether) permits.

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