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170 Fall apart

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170 Fall apart

(PW) stop working properly, deteriorate

His old car finally fell apart.

 

(free) fall apart

1. To break down; collapse: The rickety chair fell apart.

2. To suffer a nervous breakdown: He fell apart after years as a POW.

 

(die.net)

v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure [syn: go to pieces]

     2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: break, wear, wear out, bust]

     3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: crumble]

     4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break, separate, split up, come apart]

 

(your)

disintegrate, collapse, break down, go to pieces; see break, crack up, disintegrate

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