Learn what "were at the" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.

It means the person was in a very bad or difficult life situation.
From Do Not Deceive Me, Episode 60
He is talking about someone having gone through the worst period of their life.
Use this when describing a hard period in someone's life. It is common in serious or emotional conversations.
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