come apart at the seams

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come apart at the seams

verb comes apart at the seams · coming apart at the seams · came apart at the seams · come apart at the seams

  1. idiomatic Synonym of fall apart.

    Similar: fall apart

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@misc{come_apart_at_the_seams_2026,
  title = {come apart at the seams},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20apart%20at%20the%20seams},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}