But the free end of the rope is too short.

He walked away with the other end of the rope in his hand.

If she could only get a hand free of the ropes.

Oh yes, I mean if they were going out to let go of the ropes.

She'd go in and lead the thing on the end of a rope.

But he knew the feel of a rope in his hands, at least.

"A woman has to be really at the end of her rope to call here."

At the end of my rope, I would have tried anything.

I was at the end of my rope with the thing.

You must have been at the very end of your rope, poor thing.