糸口

いとぐち

Also written 緒, 絲口

Meanings

堪忍袋の緒が切れる。
My patience has come to the breaking point.
宇宙科学はまだその緒に就いたばかりである。
Space science is still in its infancy.
もう我慢できん。堪忍袋の緒が切れた。
I can't take this anymore. I've lost my temper completely.
とても魅力的な人に初めて会って、話の糸口を見つけるのは、たいていかなり難しいものだ。
People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.
ただでさえ奴は普段から仕事に遅れて来るくせに、酒まで飲んで来るなんて堪忍袋の緒が切れた。もう会社を辞めてもらうしかない。
It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go.