wear thin
Be weakened or diminished gradually, as in My patience is wearing thin. [Late 1800s]
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And the Daya/Bennett storyline is really starting to wear thin as well.
Inside ‘Orange Is the New Black’ S2, Eps. 6-12: About That Shocking Incest Scene | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as the months of new parenthood wore on, my patience began to wear thin.
The self-deceptions of wealth, power, and prominence wear thin.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsOnly you must believe, because I tell it you, that your mother's love will never grow old or wear thin.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletIt began to wear off and wear thin, first in one place and then in another, the rising sun helping to melt it.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. Garis
The best material for tea and glass-cloths, is a sheet which has begun to wear thin.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleOne flannel petticoat will wear nearly as long as two, if turned behind-part before, when the front begins to wear thin.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha Hale
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