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What is another word for wear on?

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(of time) To pass or elapse, especially slowly or ponderously

To bother or annoy someone

To move or proceed very slowly

To inspire boredom in a person

To last for a long time

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

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(of time) To pass or elapse, especially slowly or ponderously

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“The day would wear on with hours of combat, shelling, and death.”

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To bother or annoy someone

set one's teeth on edge

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

give someone the hump

make somebody's hackles rise

drive round the twist

agonize^US

agonise^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

get up someone's nose

get your dander up

grieve

ruffle one's feathers

rattle someone's cage

drive you up the wall

rub you up the wrong way

get a rise out of

hurt somebody's feelings

demoralize^US

be a thorn in someone's flesh

demoralise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

distemper

cause trouble to

be a thorn in someone's side

martyr

make somebody's blood boil

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

jaundice

empoison

be like a red rag to a bull

drive you to distraction

make livid

push someon's buttons

mess with

victimize^US

irritate greatly

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

drive you off your head

terrorize^US

set someone's teeth on edge

drive you out of your mind

tantalize^US

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

tantalise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

make severe demands on

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

make nervous

carp at

put someone off their stroke

give offence

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

get on someone's case

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

disenchant

cause someone to lose their composure

give cause for complaint

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“His constant telling of unfunny jokes was starting to wear on me.”

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To move or proceed very slowly

appear to pass slowly

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To inspire boredom in a person

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To last for a long time

be in the land of the living

make something go on and on

spin out

string out

wire-draw

extend the duration of

keep your head above water

sustain life

keep afloat

keep body and soul together

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To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

waste

undermine

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

confine to a wheelchair

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

wear oneself to a frazzle

make feebler

deprive of force

remove the sting from

bring someone to their knees

run yourself into the ground

drive too far

make too many demands on

work too hard

work oneself into the ground

make heavy demands on

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

jeopardize^US

pull the rug out from under

jeopardise^UK

drive a nail into the coffin of

be deleterious to

be disadvantageous to

minimize^US

minimise^UK

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

bring to a screeching halt

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

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