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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

wear out

I looked up dictionaries, and I haven't found what I thought that it could be mean.
Could you please check it:

A: You are Prof. X X?! (excited)
B: Yes.
A: You are Prog. X X?!!!(more excited)
B: Yes. Don't wear it out.

What does it mean?
  

Top answer

You usually hear, "Yes, that's my name. " Don't say it so often that it becomes degraded and useless, a little joke that depends on knowing that a name can't wear out from use the way, say, a pair of shoes can.

  • You usually hear, "Yes, that's my name.
  • " Don't say it so often that it becomes degraded and useless, a little joke that depends on knowing that a name can't wear out from use the way, say, a pair of shoes can.
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You usually hear, "Yes, that's my name. Don't wear it out." Don't say it so often that it becomes degraded and useless, a little joke that depends on knowing that a name can't wear out from use the way, say, a pair of shoes can.

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