wear thin

wear thin

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Be gradually used up or become less convincing or acceptable.

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‘his patience was wearing thin’

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‘the joke had started to wear thin’

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‘We started off with the best of intentions, but the stamina wore thin as the days and nights went by.’

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‘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.’

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‘It wears thin though once the trivia bits begin repeating themselves.’

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‘‘Only then will you understand why our patience and tolerance is wearing thin,’ says a harried-looking constable.’

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‘The truth is, however, that you can only watch a movie so many times before the appeal wears thin.’

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‘I thought the joke wore thin really quickly, actually.’

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‘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.’

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‘Anyway, he was funny and fun; but then I saw him a few more times and the gag wore thin.’

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‘But having said that patience locally is wearing thin.’

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‘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.’

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