British & Australian

if a person or something they are trying to achieve comes unstuck, they have problems which cause them to fail.

Athletes who don't prepare properly for the humid conditions will certainly come unstuck.

The negotiations came unstuck over disagreements about the wording.

• put your foot down
• put your foot in it
• put your foot to the floor
• put your hand in pocket
• put your hand in your pocket
• put your hand on heart
• put your hand on your heart
• put your head above the parapet
• put your head down
• put your head on the block
• put your heads together
• put your heart and soul into
• put your heart and soul into doing something
• put your heart and soul into something
• put your heart into
• put your heart into something
• put your house in order
• put your life in hands
• put your life in someone's hands
• put your life on the line
• put your mind to it
• put your money on someone
• put your money on something
• put your money where mouth is
• put your money where your mouth is