wear thin

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wear thin start learning		´´
Be gradually used up or become less convincing or acceptable. start learning		´´
‘his patience was wearing thin’ start learning		´´
‘the joke had started to wear thin’ start learning		´´
‘We started off with the best of intentions, but the stamina wore thin as the days and nights went by.’ start learning		´´
‘Perhaps the excitement of her fantasies wore thin, and she became obsessed with the idea of confessing all, hence acquiring a thrill and notoriety of a different sort.’ start learning		´´
‘It wears thin though once the trivia bits begin repeating themselves.’ start learning		´´
‘‘Only then will you understand why our patience and tolerance is wearing thin,’ says a harried-looking constable.’ start learning		´´
‘The truth is, however, that you can only watch a movie so many times before the appeal wears thin.’ start learning		´´
‘I thought the joke wore thin really quickly, actually.’ start learning		´´
‘Graham was more diligent, and obtained some good results but, in the end, his patience wore thin and he came to the conclusion that it wasn't worth the effort.’ start learning		´´
‘Anyway, he was funny and fun; but then I saw him a few more times and the gag wore thin.’ start learning		´´
‘But having said that patience locally is wearing thin.’ start learning		´´
‘This search for meaning through interior decor, however, wears thin and, while Alan is away in America where he has been head-hunted to run research for a leading textile firm, Patsy embarks on an affair back home in England.’ start learning		´´

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