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Idioms:

    at-the-end-of-one-s-rope

    2. give someone enough rope

    3. know the ropes

    4. on-the-ropes

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Sentence Examples

  • A rope was tied around a rock nearby.

  • Hold the rope in both hands.

  • Winding the reins around the saddle horn, he shook out his rope and tied it to the bridle.

  • When his friends heard the gun they pulled the rope quickly and drew him out.

  • "Fine," she said, at the end of her rope with him.

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