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[zeppy]

what's " let alone know" , " wore on' here in this passage ?

Amy had heard all about Rich. He had grown up on the same block as her boyfriend, Tad, and the two of them were like brothers. When Rich finally came to Boston on a business trip, the three of them went out to dinner. But as the evening wore on, something felt wrong. Tad was being a little too chummy with her.

Sometimes it can be hard enough to believe that your boyfriend�s friend is hitting on you, let alone know how to respond. Yes, you do have several options, from playing dumb and ignoring his overtures to remembering that you never said you wanted an exclusive relationship after all. (More on that last option later).

[obelix]

Let alone, means, not to mention
So it means that sometimes it's hard to believe that your boyfriend's friend is flirting with you without even talking about what you ought to do about it.

As the evening wore on means as the evening continued or progressed.

[ruth1e]

Wore in....is another way of saying that time passed....you could say instead, 'as time passed through the evening....

let alone know.....confused as to what to do....you could say..I didn't know what to do about it'...
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Ruth Harnish