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stretched too thin Having expended more resources, energy, or time than one can maintain or sustain; overwhelmed by undertaking too many activities at the same time.

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wear thin

DEFINITION
be gradually used up or become less convincing or acceptable:
"his patience was wearing thin";·;"the joke had started to wear thin"

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If something such as a joke wears thin, it becomes boring or annoying or stops being funny or effective, because it has been seen, heard, or used too much: Tony, the joke is beginning to wear thin now - it's time to stop. Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.

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wear thin
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If your patience wears thin, you become less and less patient:
I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin.
 
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If something such as a joke wears thin, it becomes boring or annoying or stops being funny or effective, because it has been seen, heard, or used too much:
Tony, the joke is beginning to wear thin now - it's time to stop.
Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.
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wear thin
1. Of an object, often a fabric, to physically become thinner or cause to become worn, as from frequent use. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wear" and "thin."
You can see here how the leather has been worn thin by years of use.
2. To diminish or become less effective.
Please try to behave. My patience is beginning to wear thin.
It was cute the first few times that he did it, but his little routine has worn thin.
See also: thin, wear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
wear thin
1. Be weakened or diminished gradually, as in My patience is wearing thin. [Late 1800s]
2. 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.
See also: thin, wear
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
wear ;thin begin to become less; become less interesting or amusing: My patience is beginning to wear very thin. ; Don’t you think that joke’s wearing a bit thin? (= we have heard it many times before)
See also: thin, wear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
wear thin
1. To be weakened or eroded gradually: Her patience is wearing thin.
2. To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use: excuses that are wearing thin.
See also: thin, wear
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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