Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'At one's wits' end'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'At one's wits' end'.

A. Completely puzzled and desperate

B. Relaxed

C. At the end of a joke

D. Very intelligent

Answer: Option A

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It means being at the limit of one's mental resources.

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