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be at one's wits' endBe overwhelmed with problems and at a loss as to what to do next: I’m almost at my wits' end trying to cope with these demands...- They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity; they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits' end.
- Irate motorists were at their wits' end in Carlow on the bank holiday Friday when the local UDC decided to shut down one of the main connecting roads in the town.
- Bangalore was the fastest developing city in the East and civic agencies here were at their wits' end to cater to the growing population, the minister said.
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