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wear thin 1. if your patience wears thin, you become less and less patient (often in continuous tenses) I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin. 2. if a joke, an excuse, or an explanation wears thin, it becomes less effective because it has been used too much (often in continuous tenses) This excuse about not having enough staff to run the trains is wearing rather thin, don't you think? wear thin to become less effective It was a constant struggle to get him to do his homework, and finally my patience wore thin. The sort of character Hugh plays has been done so many times, it's beginning to wear thin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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