être au bout de son latin
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to be at the end of one's Latin”, i.e. to have exhausted one's knowledge. Compare German mit seinem Latein am Ende sein.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to be at one's wits' end, to be at the end of one's mental resources
Usage notes
[edit]- Chiefly used in the negative: ne pas être au bout de son latin.
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: aan het eind van zijn Latijn zijn (calque)