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Slovak
SlovakByť v koncoch
Meaning: To be at your wits' end.
Literally: To be at the ends
Example: “Po troch hodinách hľadania chyby som bol v koncoch.” — After three hours of looking for the bug, I was at my wits' end.
English equivalent: At one's wits' end
Origin: "To be at the ends": to have come to the end of one's resources, with no way out. The phrase means being at one's wits' end. No particular story lies behind it.
Equivalents in other languages
Italian: Non sapere che pesci pigliare Literally: To not know which fish to catch
French: Ne plus savoir où donner de la tête Literally: To no longer know where to put one's head
English: at one's wits' end- English: not know which way to turn
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