FALL APART Definition & Meaning

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fall apart

verb

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

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Trump is just trying to generate something going in the economy when it’s dead and falling apart.”

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The enterprise thrived during lockdown but, as individual members signed TV deals, or grew tired of the escalating demands for content, it started to fall apart.

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Born in Alderney, before embarking on a marketing career which took him around the world, Mr Cairnduff returned, he said, to find the island had "started to fall apart".

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When asked for his reaction on CBS, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that he didn't know the "exact details" of how the deal fell apart and expressed hope that negotiations could resume.

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The floor and foundation were falling apart, inviting hordes of mice and fleas.

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