the wheels fall off
[cause] the wheels to [fall off|come off]
the wheels fall off
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plötsligt falla isär, plötsligt gå åt skogen
used to refer to something that was working or progressing well but suddenly stopped functioning or fell apart
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idiom
informal
Exempel
The team was leading the game, but when their star player was injured, the wheels fell off and they lost by a large margin.
Deras kampanj var stark i början, men sedan föll den plötsligt isär.
