at wit's end

Weeks into her queries, Ellis is at wit’s end — overwhelmed with concern that someone is going to end up hurt if the culprit isn’t caught.

"I am at wit's end how to proceed."

"I am at wit's end how to proceed."

Add in the disorder wrought by regular car break-ins, store burglaries and street racing crews who take over intersections with illegal “sideshows,” and residents are at wit’s end with the city’s leadership run by Mayor Sheng Thao.

“We imagine a loved one at wit’s end — agitated, frustrated and tired — for all they have been through getting to this moment,” Kelley said.