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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtire of somebody/something phrasal verb1 to become bored with someone or something Sooner or later he’ll tire of politics.2 never tire of doing somethingOFTEN to enjoy doing something again and again, especially in a way that annoys other people He never tires of talking about the good old days. → tire→ See Verb table
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tire of • They began their affair in April, but he quickly tired of her.never tire of doing something• He never tires of talking about the good old days.• And it was true, as Christians never tired of pointing out, that a painful spiritual confusion reigned.• And when speech gave way to the rhythmic breathing and small cries or even angry groans that I never tired of overhearing?• As Otis never tired of saying, this was the promised land.• I look at both my sewing and knitting as wonderful gifts that I will never tire of.• I never tire of watching this strange beast that lurches like a turkey and sways its neck like a swan.• She felt she would never tire of the way Ludo demonstrated each change in his mood.• Still, never tired of handing them out.• Yet certain films he would watch over and over again and never tire of them.
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