He was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his tether.他失业了，身无分文，到了山穷水尽的境地。We had run out of money, and the situation looked pretty hopeless.我们用光了钱，形势看来已到山穷水尽的地步了。The education system in this country has gone to hell in a handbasket.这个国家的教育体系已经山穷水尽。