Idiom
wear thin
Meaning
To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Your excuses are starting to wear thin.”
“The manager's patience began to wear thin after the team missed their third deadline in a row.”
“As the long winter dragged on, the villagers' supplies began to wear thin, forcing them to ration their remaining grain until the spring harvest.”
Examples
simple
“Your excuses are starting to wear thin.”
contextual
“The manager's patience began to wear thin after the team missed their third deadline in a row.”
complex
“As the long winter dragged on, the villagers' supplies began to wear thin, forcing them to ration their remaining grain until the spring harvest.”
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