wear and tear

Not after he's put wear and tear on the words.

Most problems, however, are a result of physical wear and tear.

It was the same man, give or take several years of wear and tear.

Performance: How much wear and tear will this floor see?

You do, sort of, put them under wear and tear.

You may not have protection from common wear and tear.

The signs of wear and tear are beginning to show.

They were removed about five years ago after much wear and tear.

So, today's examples almost always show a lot of wear and tear.

Never mind the potential wear and tear on his left arm.

It's the head moving which will create wear and tear.

By 2000, the physical plant began to show wear and tear again.

They each show the wear and tear of passing time.

"I think it was just more a little wear and tear than anything," he said later.

Yes, I had some wear and tear on my knee.

Of course, all this traffic means more wear and tear.

There are some signs of wear and tear in the building.

They went through this process about four times a year, more often if there was a lot of wear and tear.

There would be no wear and tear from each showing.

With enough wear and tear, you may even have to replace them.

For another, the wear and tear on the girl would be tremendous.

Now, add a couple hundred years of wear and tear to it.

Still, the computers see their share of wear and tear.

But the wear and tear showed in Dallas's running game.

Above all, this forest is designed for wear and tear.