wear thin

They filled in the cracks when veteran players slumped, or when the bullpen would wear thin.

“The patience of our members is wearing thin. They are tired of struggling to survive on low wages that have remained stagnant for years.”

But after a weekend dominated by a controversy over his behaviour in news conferences, Verstappen made it clear his patience was wearing thin.

At the same time, there is also a deeper question – is the GAA’s patience with the Casement project wearing thin?

Back in the 1990s, videos bringing together the best from around the world – sample title: Lightning Strikes - would be passed around schoolyards until the tape wore thin.