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wear and tear

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wear and tear (on something)
Fig. the process of wearing down or breaking down something by regular use. Driving in freezing weather means lots of wear and tear on your car. I drive carefully and have my car serviced regularly to avoid wear and tear.
See also: and, tear, wear
wear and tear
the damage that happens to an object or a person when they are used or when they do something The guarantee covers accidental damage but not ordinary wear and tear. (often + on ) She made everyone wear slippers inside the house to avoid wear and tear on the carpet. The wear and tear of life in a busy office has taken its toll on our staff.
See also: and, tear, wear
wear and tear
damage from work or use The house showed lots of wear and tear from the large family who lived in it. Your body suffers a lot of wear and tear from playing football.
See also: and, tear, wear
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The grip of the land upon the keel of your ship, even if nothing worse comes of it than the wear and tear of tackle and the loss of time, remains in a seaman's memory an indelibly fixed taste of disaster.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The inquest had ended in a verdict of accidental death, caused by the wear and tear of the chains by which the chandelier was hung from the ceiling; but it was the duty of both the old and the new managers to have discovered this wear and tear and to have remedied it in time.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
The manufactured cotton is more valuable than the raw cotton, because the manufacture costs wear and tear of machinery, wear and tear of the factory, rent of the ground upon which the factory is built, and human labor, or wear and tear of live men, which has to be made good by food, shelter, and rest.
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