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
Filbert	-	Eastern African
Freddy	FRED-ee	English
Beatus	-	Late Roman
Wira	WEE-rah (Indonesian)	Indonesian, Malay
Elmo	EL-mo	English, German, Italian
Nola	['nəulə]