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Phrase(s): Don’t let the bastards wear you down.
Don’t let those people get the best of you. (Exercise caution with bastard.) • Bill: The place I work at is really rough. Everybody is rude and jealous of each other. Tom: Don’t let the bastards wear you down. • Jane: I have to go down to the county clerk’s office and figure out what this silly bureaucratic letter means. Sue: You might call them on the phone. In any case, don’t let the bastards wear you down.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs