fray around the edges

fray around/at the edges

to start to become less effective or successful This songwriting partnership began to fray at the edges after both partners got married.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jadwiga	yahd-VEE-gah	Polish
Elke (1)	EL-kə (Dutch)	Dutch, German, Frisian
Stefanus	-	Dutch
Tore (1)	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ha-Yun	hah-yoon	Korean
Rune	ROO-ne	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish