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come apart

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come apart
to break apart; to break up. The missile came apart in midair. I was afraid our car would come apart on that rough road.
See also: apart, come

come apart
to stop working effectively Parents are saying that the school has come apart since the principal left. If the agreement comes apart, we'll just have to put a better one together.
Related vocabulary: come apart at the seams
See also: apart, come


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The shoes can easily be reglued or resoled by a cobbler, but most consumers would prefer to buy a shoe that won''t come apart in the first place.
This is a really nice feature because over time woven glass has the tendency to separate and come apart.
 
 
 
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