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come apart at the seams

come a·part at the seam
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhm uh-pahrt at stressed th ee seem]
    • /kʌm əˈpɑrt æt stressed ði sim/
    • /kʌm əˈpɑːt ət ðə siːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm uh-pahrt at stressed th ee seem]
    • /kʌm əˈpɑrt æt stressed ði sim/

Definitions of come apart at the seams words

  • verbal expression come apart at the seams come unstitched 1
  • verbal expression come apart at the seams go wrong 1
  • verbal expression come apart at the seams lose control of emotions 1
See all 3 definitions of come apart at the seams

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Parts of speech for Come apart at the seams

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Come apart at the seams

come apart at the seams popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come apart at the seams

verb come apart at the seams

  • disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
  • fall apart — physically: into pieces
  • go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
All 34 Synonyms of come apart at the seams

Antonyms for come apart at the seams

verb come apart at the seams

  • laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • do well — be successful
  • succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
All 4 Antonyms of come apart at the seams

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