wear off

Kirk’s death was ghastly and contemptible, but in a media environment and country conditioned to move on, its shock is already beginning to wear off.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement more than a week ago, and the excitement has yet to wear off for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.

She started when she was 26 and, now 37, needs it more frequently than ever as it wears off so quickly.

But we’ve seen this trick before — hell, we lived it — and once you know how it’s performed, the novelty wears off fast.

When he reached the shore and the adrenaline started to wear off, he panicked and checked himself to see if he had been bitten.