جونم به لبم رسید
junam be labam resid
“My soul has reached my lips.”
I'm at the end of my tether.
Heard in the wild
تا این پروژه تموم شد، جونم به لبم رسید.
By the time this project was finished, I was at the end of my rope.
A note
The soul was thought to leave the body through the mouth at the moment of death.
More exasperation
دود از کلهاش بلند شد
dud az kallash boland shod
“Smoke rose from his head.”
He was completely flabbergasted (and sometimes fuming too).
مثل خر تو گل موندن
mesl-e khar tu gel mundan
“To be stuck like a donkey in the mud.”
To be hopelessly stuck, with no way forward or back.
مخمو خوردی
mokhamo khordi
“You've eaten my brain.”
You've talked my ear off, or nagged me senseless.
کارد به استخونم رسیده
kârd be ostekhunam reside
“The knife has reached my bone.”
I've had all I can take.