put wear on

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put wear (and tear) on something

to cause deterioration in the state of something. (There can be various amounts of wear and tear. See the examples.) This road salt puts a lot of wear on cars. All this wave action puts too much wear and tear on the boat dock.

See also: put, wear

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For example, if you are traveling at 75 miles per hour on a highway when you are suddenly forced to slam on your brakes, chances are you''ll not only put wear on your tires by sliding to a stop, but you''ll also put wear on your brake pads. City Driving versus Highway Driving by Brenda Williams / Travel, recreation and leisure community David Kelly said he'd prefer to rely more on the gas tax than on the street fee because it's a user tax - the more you drive and put wear on roads, the more you pay. Council mulls fees for road repairs by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)			put through the wringer put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to rest put to shame put to sleep put to the test put to use put together put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under the microscope put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up against put up dukes put up or shut up Put up or shut up! put upon by put wear on put weight on put weight on some part of the body put words in mouth put years on Put your money where your mouth is! Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry put-up job putt along putter around putty putty in hands putz around puzzle puzzle out puzzle over QED quail quail at quail before quake quake with qualify qualify as qualify for quality			put up a sign put up a struggle put up a struggle put up against put up dukes put up for sale put up or shut up put up or shut up put up or shut up put up or shut up put up or shut up put up or shut up Put up or shut up! put up petitions put up the money put up the spout put up the spout put up the spout put up with put up with put up with put up with put upon put upon put upon put upon put upon by put upon record Put Warrant Put Warrants put wear on put weight on put weight on some part of the body put words in mouth put words into mouth put words into mouth put words into mouth put words into mouth put words into mouth put years on put years on put years on put years on put years on Put Your Ass in the Know Put your hands up for detroit put your heads together put your heads together put your heads together put your heads together Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Put your money where your mouth is! Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry Put Yourself in My Place Put-call parity Put-call parity relationship Put-call ratio Put-Call Ratios put-down put-downs put-in

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