fall apart

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to break into separate pieces or stop holding together

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   fall apart

   Usage: This sense is used without a direct object.

   The old chair began to fall apart when we moved it upstairs.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The old chair began to fall apart when we moved it upstairs.

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