fall to pieces
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Comets can suddenly brighten in an outburst, fall to pieces or just fizzle out.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
Seeing Seydoux suddenly fall to pieces carries with it an honesty in how we all try to hold ourselves and our lives together until we simply cannot.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
When teachers have had enough, it will all fall to pieces.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
Part of the thrill of theater is its immediacy and, along with it, the potential for something to fall to pieces.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2020
Organic and other conceivable biological molecules would simply fall to pieces.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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