كيف تنطق "wear thin"

expression

ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈθɪn

WAIR-thin

wɛə/ /θˈɪn

WAIR-thin

التعريف

To become thin or less strong, often used figuratively to describe patience or excuses becoming weak or running out.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈθɪn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wɛə/ /θˈɪn

أمريكي

WAIR-thin

بريطاني

WAIR-thin

My patience is starting to wear thin.

Their excuses are starting to wear thin.

The teacher’s patience began to wear thin after so many interruptions.

If you keep making the same mistake, my patience will really wear thin.