At the end of one's rope and Hard-pressed

Hard-pressed and at the end of one's rope are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Hard-pressed" with "At the end of one's rope", this phrases are similar.

Hard-pressed adjective - Faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do.

At the end of one's rope and hard-pressed are semantically related. (North American) Sometimes you can use "At the end of one's rope" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-pressed".