Noun
wear and tear (uncountable)
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).
Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues. Edward Abbey
Heroes in books should be so much better than heroes got up for the world's common wear and tear. Anthony Trollope
Never listen to newscasts. Saves wear and tear on the nervous system. Robert A. Heinlein
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear. Aldous Huxley
PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it. Ambrose Bierce
The real presence of truth is not in every word of truth, because of the wear and tear of words, and the fleeting multiplicity of arguments. One must have the gift of persuasion, of leaving to truth its speaking simplicity, its solemn unfoldings. Henri Barbusse