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Vocabulary
Have worn thin
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In this volume will be found not only these hitherto unpublished directions for daily living but also passages beloved by those who have worn thin a first edition of The Sermon on the Mount, or, say Power Through Constructive Thinking.
--- What is the meaning of "worn thin" above? Used books?
In this volume will be found not only these hitherto unpublished directions for daily living but also passages beloved by those who have worn thin a first edition of The Sermon on the Mount, or, say Power Through Constructive Thinking.
--- What is the meaning of "worn thin" above? Used books?
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Yes, it means people who have used the books a great deal. While books don't "wear thin" so much as just fall apart, the analogy may be with clothes that are worn until the material becomes thin.
- Yes, it means people who have used the books a great deal.
- While books don't "wear thin" so much as just fall apart, the analogy may be with clothes that are worn until the material becomes thin.
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Yes, it means people who have used the books a great deal. While books don't "wear thin" so much as just fall apart, the analogy may be with clothes that are worn until the material becomes thin.
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