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Discover LudwigThe phrase "wearing thin" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means when something or someone is becoming less effective, convincing, or tolerable over time. Example: The patience of the workers is wearing thin as they still have not received their promised bonus.
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wearing thin
verb
Present participle of wear thin
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Patience was wearing thin.
Their patience is wearing thin.
His patience is wearing thin.
"My patience is wearing thin.
But patience is wearing thin.
And patience is wearing thin.
Their patience was wearing thin.
But their welcome may be wearing thin.
But the subterfuge is wearing thin.
But the claim is wearing thin.
But such complacency is wearing thin.
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