fray around edges

Translations
изнашиваться по краям
The old book started to fray around the edges after years of use.
Старая книга начала изнашиваться по краям после многих лет использования.
Definitions
To become worn, tattered, or unravelled at the borders or outer parts, often used literally for fabric or metaphorically to describe something or someone becoming less stable, organized, or effective.
Words
fray

verb
обтрепаться
around

preposition
вокруг
edges

noun
края