fall apart
Britishverb
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to break owing to long use or poor construction
the chassis is falling apart
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to become disorganized and ineffective
since you resigned, the office has fallen apart
Example Sentences
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When a generation of workers never acquire the tools they need to lead, the pipeline of leadership falls apart.
When this structural framework falls apart, human cells interpret the breakdown as if they are under viral attack.
From Science Daily
She feels heartbroken to see the aid group she founded years ago falling apart.
From BBC
“The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart,” Ortega told the Cut.
From Los Angeles Times
I play the principal at the school, watching the entire thing fall apart around them.
From Los Angeles Times
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