The painkillers 'wore off' [=stopped having an effect; stopped decreasing or removing pain] after a couple of hours.
As their visit 'wore on' [='dragged on'] she started hinting that it was time to leave.
All that work in the yard yesterday really 'wore' me 'out'.
(..) Yeah, but... Let's do who you are minus the hornet stings. Let's pretend you're not who you are and just try to attract a woman. I tell you what. What if I wore a checkered hat and I smoked a pipe? That'd work. Why would you want a checkered hat and a pipe? You know, for the Sherlock Holmes look. (..)2009 TvShow: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Title: The Waitress Is Getting Married Season: 5 Episode 5