wear badly
Frequency: 6.24.5 per million words
to not last for a long time; to show signs of wear quickly
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- This cheap fabric will wear badly after a few washes.
- Unfortunately, the new carpet started to wear badly within months.
- Even expensive shoes can wear badly if not cared for properly.
- The paint on the old car had begun to wear badly, showing patches of rust.
- Despite its sturdy appearance, the backpack wore badly during the trip.
- I regret buying that jacket; it's wearing badly already.
- Quality materials are essential, otherwise, clothes will wear badly.
- The constant friction caused the gears to wear badly.
- This type of flooring tends to wear badly in high-traffic areas.
- The cheap imitation leather started to wear badly at the seams.