What does it mean?
Frank Costello: [in a car] ... rats. It's wearing me thin.
Mr. French: [while driving] Francis, it's a nation of ... rats.
What does the expression "It's wearing me thin" mean?
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"It's wearing me thin" means it's making me less patient. I am losing my patience.
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Hello Yljaha,
I haven't heard this expression before and there doesn't seem to be much about it on the internet, I suspect it may be a version of wearing me out/down. Ie making me tired/weaker.
Hope this helps
Bob
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Thank you, Peachey, now I understand the origin of that expression)
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I agree with Abby - we do say "my patience is wearing thin". "Wear" here means something rubs and erodes your patience, until your patience is worn out.
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