collapse under the weight of (someone or something)
collapse under the weight of (someone or something)
To fall down after supporting someone or something that is too heavy. The roof collapsed under the weight of all that snow.
See also: collapse, of, weight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
collapse under someone or something
to cave in under the weight of someone or something. The grandstand collapsed under the weight of the spectators. The bridge collapsed from the force of the flood.
See also: collapse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- collapse under
- trim down
- weigh out
- fall in on
- fall in on (someone or something)
- weigh in
- fat farm
- weigh in at (something)
- groan under the weight of (something)
- groan under the weight of something