fall apart

/fˈɔːl ɐpˈɑːt/

/fˈɔːl ɐpˈɑːɹt/

to fall apart

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: fall]

tomber en morceaux

to fall or break into pieces as a result of being in an extremely bad condition

Synonymes : crumble

Exemples

1. Poor Jane really fell apart at the seams during the funeral service.

2. The Thompson family business was in danger of falling apart after a major financial setback.

3. The con artist thought they could dupe people out of their money, but eventually their scheme fell apart, and they ended up in jail.

4. They look like they're about to fall apart!