fall apart
to break owing to long use or poor construction: the chassis is falling apart
to become disorganized and ineffective: since you resigned, the office has fallen apart
Words Nearby fall apart
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How to use fall apart in a sentence
Sam watches her fall apart, tear herself apart and is desperate.
As India gained freedom, and matured into herself, the Imperial began to fall apart.
An Indian Icon Reborn: The Imperial Hotel Reclaims Its Glory Days | Esha Chhabra | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnsurprisingly, their lives immediately begin to fall apart under the scrutiny.
The Stacks: The Inimitable Albert Brooks Caught at the Dawn of His Movie Career | Paul Slansky | April 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUsually you say to yourself, Well, one of those will fall apart.
They struggle, they love, they fall apart, they dominate, they're flawed.
What You Should Know About Woody Allen's Feud With Mia and Ronan Farrow | Marina Watts | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Martha laughed, and rolling the big, barrel-churn upon its side was more than delighted to see it fall apart, useless.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondCutting corners—the words began to fall apart, forming curious phrasings—little illuminated pieces of themselves.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott FitzgeraldThe angle at which they walked made one of the clumps of tree before them seem to fall apart.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyExperiences that to others are wholes, to the psychologist fall apart into their elements.
The Science of Human Nature | William Henry PyleCook in an uncovered vessel until tender enough to be easily pierced with a fork, but not so soft as to fall apart.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fall apart
Collapse, break down, either physically or mentally and emotionally. For example, This chair is about to fall apart, or After his wife died, he fell apart. For synonyms for the latter usage, see come apart at the seams; go to pieces.
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