the roof caves in

The situation collapses; everything goes wrong. Typically used in the past tense. I was living paycheck to paycheck and getting by OK, but then the roof caved in. I lost my job, and then my car and my house.

the roof falls in

a disaster occurs; everything goes wrong.

See also: fall, roof

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the roof falls in
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knew it was coming
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