come apart
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variants
or come apart at the seams
: to break into parts or pieces : fail or be in very bad condition
This table is coming apart.
an old house that is coming apart at the seams
—often used figurativelya coalition that is coming apart
Their marriage is coming apart at the seams.
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Gena Rowlands owns the screen as a woman whose average domestic life starts to come apart at the seams.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Syrians do not want to endure further strife and devastation, and the international community cannot afford to see Syria come apart.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
The international community cannot afford to see Syria come apart.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
The legend plays an ordinary woman in a blue-collar family who basically starts to come apart at the seams.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Syrians do not want to endure further strife and devastation, and the international community cannot afford to see Syria come apart.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
The international community cannot afford to see Syria come apart.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
The legend plays an ordinary woman in a blue-collar family who basically starts to come apart at the seams.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Come apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20apart. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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