At one's wit's end
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13So worried or puzzled that one does not know what to do
अक्ल जवाब दे जाना
He was at his wits' end after nine failed attempts.
Being at one's wits' end means having no ideas left.
Daily use: Iska matlab kuch samajh na aana.
Wit = समझदारी, बुद्धि। Wit का end हो गया — समझ ख़त्म, अब कुछ नहीं सूझ रहा। At one's wit's end = हैरान-परेशान, क्या करें पता नहीं।
Wit means good sense or intelligence. When your wits come to an end, your understanding has run out and nothing comes to mind. So 'at one's wit's end' means puzzled, not knowing what to do.
बार-बार पूछा गया है: answer है — puzzled, did not know what to do; 'in a dilemma' और 'at sea' synonyms हैं, 'resourceful' उल्टा। Meaning अक्सर sentence के अंदर से ही मिल जाती है।
Asked often: the answer is 'puzzled, not knowing what to do'; 'in a dilemma' and 'at sea' are synonyms, while 'resourceful' is the opposite. The meaning is often hidden in the sentence itself.