the wheels are falling off
the wheels are falling off
Something is going terribly wrong; a situation is devolving into ruin or chaos. Following weeks of scandals and political misfires, it has become clear that the wheels are falling off the presidential candidate's campaign. After losing my job and getting kicked out of my apartment, it just feels like the wheels are falling off.
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