| 单词 | wear thin |
| 释义 | wear thinSEE SYNONYMS FOR wear thin ON THESAURUS.COM Be weakened or diminished gradually, as in My patience is wearing thin. [Late 1800s] Become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as in His excuses are wearing thin. [First half of 1990s] Both usages transfer the thinning of a physical object, such as cloth, to nonmaterial characteristics. Words nearby wear thinwear one's heart on one's sleeve, wear-out, wear out one's welcome, wearproof, wear the pants, wear thin, wear two hats, wear well, weary, weasand, weasel The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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