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UKthreadbare
/θɹˈɛdbeə/
/ˈθɹɛdˌbɛɹ/
Examples
1. The rugs in the hotel were threadbare.
2. Everything is completely threadbare.
3. Lucille's life was threadbare as the Petersons couldn't even afford to pay for pencils for school.
4. If you get a cheap suit, it's threadbare within a year.
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