FALL APART


Meaning of FALL APART in English

fall apart phrasal verb ( see also ↑ fall )

1 . if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful:

Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart.

The health service is falling apart at the seams.

2 . be falling apart to be in very bad condition:

Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart.

3 . to break into pieces:

The book fell apart in my hands.

4 . to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems:

She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.

5 . sb’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life:

When his wife left him, his world fell apart.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.