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Definition of wear out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

wear out

 phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs

wear out

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wear somethingout

 
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 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.

wear yourself/somebody out

 
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to make yourself/someone feel very tired The kids have totally worn me out. You'll wear yourself out if you go on working so hard.
See wear out in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary