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What is the origin of the idiom at wits end?

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How do you use at wits end in a sentence?

You need the possessive apostrophe in the word wits' because you are at the end of your wits. I am at my wits' end to figure a way to make you do your work!


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'I'm at my Wits End' comes from 'Keep your wits about you' meaning to keep focus, concentration and strength. Therefore to be at your wits end is to have run out of wits, running out of focus, attention, patience and strength.


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