wear down

Iowa is all about controlling the ball, grinding the clock and wearing down opposing defenses.

The cognitive labor of constant rebuttal — the fatigue of knowing and re-knowing the same facts — slowly wears down public reasoning.

Kyiv says the strikes are primarily aimed at wearing down its civilian population.

It is part of what Kyiv and its backers say is a deliberate and cynical strategy to wear down Ukraine's civilian population -- a charge Russia denies.

President Vladimir Putin remains convinced that Russia will eventually wear down its smaller neighbor, causing a collapse of the Ukrainian economy and society.