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fall apart

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fall apart
1. to stop working or fail completely. Her marriage fell apart after about ten years. The deal to sell the company fell apart last summer.
2. to break into pieces. Cook the tomatoes until they begin to fall apart. When the roof wasn't repaired, the building really began to fall apart.
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It would be sad to fall apart at the supreme moment.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
For, if we let his strength hurt, the brothers would become afraid and the tribe would fall apart, and we would be as weak as when the Meat-Eaters first came upon us and killed Boo-oogh.
The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack View in context
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