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collapse into something

1. Lit. to fall down into something with suddenness, as if out of energy. She was so tired, she collapsed into the chair. Juan collapsed into a chair and fell fast asleep.

2. Fig. [for someone] to fall into a particular kind of despair. The poor man collapsed into a deep depression. Scott collapsed into his own personal brand of grieving.

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Byline: HENRYK ZIENTEK THE Government was accused of kicking the report into MG Rover's collapse into the long grass after asking the Serious Fraud Office to investigate the carmaker's demise. Angry response to Rover probe by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Recent theoretical work suggests that a sufficiently large number of lithium atoms congregated in a state of matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate can likewise collapse into a denser state, then explode. Quantum collapse of an atomic cluster by Peterson, Ivars / Science News			coffee-table book coffin cogitate on cohabit with coil coil around coil up coil up into coin coin a phrase coincide with cold cold as a welldigger's ass cold comfort cold enough for you? cold feet cold fish Cold hands, warm heart cold shoulder cold turkey cold, hard cash cold-shoulder coldcock collaborate with collapse collapse into collapse under collar collar-and-tie men collate with collect collect around collect for collect from collect on collect thoughts collect up collide with collude with color color in colored colour comb comb for comb out of comb through combine combine against combine with come			Collagens Collagens collages collages collaging collaging collagist collagist collagists collagists Collagraph Collamer, Jacob Collander collapsable collapsable collapsable collapsable collapsable collapsar collapsar Collapsars Collapsars collapse collapse collapse collapse collapse collapse breccia collapse caldera Collapse depth collapse into collapse of the lung collapse properties collapse sink collapse structure collapse therapy collapse therapy collapse therapy collapse therapy collapse under collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed Collapsed Backbone Collapsed Central Office Collapsed Local Area Network Collapsed lung Collapsed lung Collapsed lung collapses collapses collapses collapses collapses collapsibility collapsibility collapsibility collapsibility collapsibility

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