Dry up
Dry up verb - To stop talking.
Wear down
Wear down verb - Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
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Wear down and Dry up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dry_up/wear_down
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