come unglued
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Cats love to have you around, but won't come unglued if you're not around to clean up after them for a few hours.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2023
Just weeks into the season, the Nets’ superteam was beginning to come unglued.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
SpaceX opted to fix the toilet issue anyway by making the toilet an “all-welded structure” so that there are no longer any parts or tubes that can come unglued.
From The Verge ● Oct. 29, 2021
We watched DeChambeau come unglued on the back nine at Torrey Pines, tumbling from a share of the lead at the turn to a tie for 26th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2021
He knew what the jitters of the season opener could do, how the most talented kid could come unglued in the sea of all those lights and those thousands of fans.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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