Byť v koncoch

Meaning: To be at your wits' end.

Language: Slovak

Literally: To be at the ends

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Reaching the very ends of your rope and your resources, with nowhere left to turn.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Metati polena pod noge — To deliberately obstruct or sabotage someone.
• Nei į tvorą, nei į mietą — Neither here nor there; completely irrelevant.
• Pilstyti iš tuščio į kiaurą — To do utterly futile work.
• Nagbibilang ng poste — Jobless and idle, with nothing to do.
• Melepaskan batuk di tangga — To do a job half-heartedly and leave it unfinished.
• Haraka haraka haina baraka — Haste makes waste.

More Slovak idioms

• Mať dlhé prsty — To be light-fingered; a thief.
• Kam vietor, tam plášť — To turn with whoever holds power.

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