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cave
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an Aladdin's cave (British)
a place that contains many interesting or valuable objects. We found a shop that was a real Aladdin's cave of beautiful antiques. (often + of)

the roof caves/falls in (American)

if the roof caves in, something very bad suddenly happens to you. For the first six years of my life I was happy. Then my father died and the roof caved in.
See also: fall, roof

cave in (to someone/something)
to agree to something after originally opposing it. If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (= to suddenly fall inward)

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