wear through
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To rub or use something so much that a hole appears in it.
"He'd worn through the elbows of his favourite jumper."
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I Blew The Motor In My Motorcycle Powered Car
SuperfastMatt · 5:28
wear through it it needs to be re-coated i can
Real Mechanics React to Customer States 7
Real Mechanic Stuff · 17:32
It takes a long time to wear through all that steel.