wear out
phrasal verbwear out | wear something out
- to become, or make something become, thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used too much
- He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.
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wear yourself/somebody out
- to make yourself/somebody feel very tired
- The kids have totally worn me out.
- You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.