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wear out(verb, decline, overcome, diminish)
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wear down(verb, overcome, strain, weaken)
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become threadbare(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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become worn(verb, decline, overcome, diminish)
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cut down(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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get carried away(verb, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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go to extremes
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go to seed(verb, idiom, diminish, decrease)
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go too far
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ham it up(verb, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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know no bounds
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labor at(verb, abuse, exaggerate, overdo)
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lay it on thick(verb, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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make demands on(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust)
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pile on(verb, exaggerate, overstate, overreach)
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point up(verb, abuse, freighted, weighted)
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press hard on(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust)
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put pressure on(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust)
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scrape off(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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show off(verb, abuse, exaggerate, overdo)
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