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wear off
verb
- intr to decrease in intensity gradually
the pain will wear off in an hour
- to disappear or cause to disappear gradually through exposure, use, etc
the pattern on the ring had been worn off
Idioms and Phrases
Diminish gradually, lose effectiveness, as in We'll wait till the drug wears off . [Late 1600s]Example Sentences
Though some patients experienced mild and transient side effects such as nausea, dizziness and daytime sleepiness, there were no serious adverse events and no rebound in symptom severity after the drug wore off.
It's been a week since the election of Donald Trump and the shock is just now beginning to wear off.
But as the magic wore off in recent years because of massive crowds and long lines, this 37-year-old waste hauling operations manager turned to cruises instead.
Does the illusion fully wear off if we drop the compulsive need to call them out because we want them to be held to a certain standard?
Drums helped me harness and wear off my bad side.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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