fly apart

To break into pieces violently; to shatter. There are bits of wood everywhere because that rickety old chair flew apart the minute I put that heavy box on it.

fly apart

to break apart, throwing pieces around. Don't run the engine too fast or it will fly apart! Mary's bicycle wheel flew apart during the race.

See also: apart, fly

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

fall apart
give way
rattle-trap
break over
break over (something)
Distance lends enchantment
distance lends enchantment (to the view)
enchantment
get somebody into trouble
get someone into trouble

References in classic literature

I know that I felt as though I was about to expand, to fly apart in all directions.

South Sea Tales

With a most wonderful rush he comes to the end of the tune, and flings up his hands and staggers back exhausted; and with a final shout of delight the dancers fly apart, reeling here and there, bringing up against the walls of the room.

Jungle

In fact, it amazes me that all marriages don't fly apart by the baby's first birthday.

Marriages are complicated, learn to make yours work

This is the force that makes the galaxies fly apart from each other, instead of being attracted to each other.

Square Kilometre Array: A continent sized radio telescope

Sometimes we break and fly apart. But when we do, God scoops up the clumps of clay and works it back together and helps us start again.

The potter and the clay: God shapes, but doesn't control us

More than two years after it handed researchers the Higgs boson - the particle thought to be the reason why everything has mass and does not fly apart - the LHC was closed down for crucial upgrade work but now the machine is ready to make scientific history for a second time.

SMASHING JOB; Welsh physicist in charge of making sure atoms collide in Big Bang machine

only feeling them fly apart. Don't think, pros say,

Playing Alone, Under Walnuts

"So if just gravity were holding this rubble pile together, as is generally assumed, it would fly apart. Therefore, interparticle cohesive forces must be holding it together."

Potentially Dangerous Asteroid 1950 DA is Nothing But A Cosmic Rubble Pile: Scientists on Their Way to Protect Earth [Watch Video]

Thus with each group aiming to grab as big a piece of the pie as they could, after all is said and done, there will be nothing left of Iraq, or no Iraq left which is the most disastrous outcome possible, telling of a narrative where Iraqis, refusing to transcend or override their differences, will opt to see their nation fly apart, thrown away like a broken toy.

Will Iraq ever be fixed?

Thus with each group aiming to grab as big a piece of the pie as they could, after all is said and done, there will be nothing left of Iraq, or no Iraq left -- which is the most disastrous outcome possible, telling of a narrative where Iraqis, refusing to transcend or override their differences, will opt to see their nation fly apart, thrown away like a broken toy.

Will Iraq ever be fixed?

In the last 20 years I worked in industry I saw a half-dozen wheels fly apart during use.

Basic gunsmithing skills: Lathe setup, tapping, grinding: these basic metalworking skills will put you in position to take on most of the home gunsmithing chores you'll encounter

A thin-jacketed bullet spun too fast may simply fly apart in flight.

Tight turns: rifling twist rates have been changing due to longer and longer bullets

Fly apart, worm, maggot and paste (Powerbait) are the only permitted baits, and while swimfeeders can be used, loose feeding is not allowed, nor are electronic bite alarms.

Bumper sport for bait fishing at the Beck; TROUT TOPICS

"Couples" form, fly apart and realign like planets in intersecting orbits in Heong Yong-ki's screwball comedy.

Couples

词组	fly apart
释义	fly apart fly apart To break into pieces violently; to shatter. There are bits of wood everywhere because that rickety old chair flew apart the minute I put that heavy box on it. See also: apart, fly Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fly apart to break apart, throwing pieces around. Don't run the engine too fast or it will fly apart! Mary's bicycle wheel flew apart during the race. See also: apart, fly McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: fall apart give way rattle-trap break over break over (something) Distance lends enchantment distance lends enchantment (to the view) enchantment get somebody into trouble get someone into trouble References in classic literature I know that I felt as though I was about to expand, to fly apart in all directions. South Sea Tales With a most wonderful rush he comes to the end of the tune, and flings up his hands and staggers back exhausted; and with a final shout of delight the dancers fly apart, reeling here and there, bringing up against the walls of the room. Jungle In fact, it amazes me that all marriages don't fly apart by the baby's first birthday. Marriages are complicated, learn to make yours work This is the force that makes the galaxies fly apart from each other, instead of being attracted to each other. Square Kilometre Array: A continent sized radio telescope Sometimes we break and fly apart. But when we do, God scoops up the clumps of clay and works it back together and helps us start again. The potter and the clay: God shapes, but doesn't control us More than two years after it handed researchers the Higgs boson - the particle thought to be the reason why everything has mass and does not fly apart - the LHC was closed down for crucial upgrade work but now the machine is ready to make scientific history for a second time. SMASHING JOB; Welsh physicist in charge of making sure atoms collide in Big Bang machine only feeling them fly apart. Don't think, pros say, Playing Alone, Under Walnuts "So if just gravity were holding this rubble pile together, as is generally assumed, it would fly apart. Therefore, interparticle cohesive forces must be holding it together." Potentially Dangerous Asteroid 1950 DA is Nothing But A Cosmic Rubble Pile: Scientists on Their Way to Protect Earth [Watch Video] Thus with each group aiming to grab as big a piece of the pie as they could, after all is said and done, there will be nothing left of Iraq, or no Iraq left which is the most disastrous outcome possible, telling of a narrative where Iraqis, refusing to transcend or override their differences, will opt to see their nation fly apart, thrown away like a broken toy. Will Iraq ever be fixed? Thus with each group aiming to grab as big a piece of the pie as they could, after all is said and done, there will be nothing left of Iraq, or no Iraq left -- which is the most disastrous outcome possible, telling of a narrative where Iraqis, refusing to transcend or override their differences, will opt to see their nation fly apart, thrown away like a broken toy. Will Iraq ever be fixed? In the last 20 years I worked in industry I saw a half-dozen wheels fly apart during use. Basic gunsmithing skills: Lathe setup, tapping, grinding: these basic metalworking skills will put you in position to take on most of the home gunsmithing chores you'll encounter A thin-jacketed bullet spun too fast may simply fly apart in flight. Tight turns: rifling twist rates have been changing due to longer and longer bullets Fly apart, worm, maggot and paste (Powerbait) are the only permitted baits, and while swimfeeders can be used, loose feeding is not allowed, nor are electronic bite alarms. Bumper sport for bait fishing at the Beck; TROUT TOPICS "Couples" form, fly apart and realign like planets in intersecting orbits in Heong Yong-ki's screwball comedy. Couples
随便看	valley of death valley of the shadow of death valour vals value value above toasted toast, to be to a T to a tee to a/the ripe old age to a T/tee to a turn to a woman tobacco to back TOBAL to barely make it to barely make it on time -to-be to beat all to beat the band to be continued to be fair (to someone or something) to begin with