be at the end of one's role

= be under a lot of stress, at the breaking point

At that period, we were at the end of our rope.
We had to finish the project. However, we already spent most of budgets and time.

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• All Clear 3, Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis

idiom, 14-11-11 07:45, 14-11-11 07:45, Yosei