unglued

become unglued

1. informal To become extremely upset or emotional. Poor Jane really became unglued during the funeral service.

2. informal To begin to fail or become untenable; to fall apart. Boy, this party is really becoming unglued. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming. They're marriage eventually became unglued after he discovered that his wife was having an affair.

come apart at the seams

1. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really coming apart at the seams. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.

2. To become very emotional. Poor Jane really came apart at the seams during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just come apart at the seams every time.

See also: apart, come, seam

come unglued

1. To become extremely upset or emotional. Primarily heard in US. Poor Jane really came unglued during the funeral service.

2. To encounter setbacks or fail altogether. Primarily heard in US. Boy, this party is really coming unglued. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.

See also: come, unglued

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come unglued

Fig. to lose emotional control; to break out into tears or laughter. When Sally heard the joke, she almost came unglued. When the bank took away my car, I came unglued and cried and cried.

See also: come, unglued

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

come apart at the seams

Also, come unglued or unstuck . Become extremely upset; break down. For example, After he lost his job Brad seemed to come apart at the seams or The proposed bank merger is coming unglued, or When her last play flopped she became completely unstuck. This idiom transfers physical to emotional disintegration. [Slang; mid-1900s]

See also: apart, come, seam

come unglued

Also, come unstuck. See come apart at the seams.

See also: come, unglued

unglued

see under come apart at the seams.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

come apart at the seams

1. If a system or relationship comes apart at the seams it completely fails. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. Our relationship was coming apart at the seams — we were quarrelling the whole time. Note: You can also say that something falls apart at the seams. Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams because of cuts in government funding.

2. If someone is coming apart at the seams, they have stopped being able to manage their life because they are very unhappy or under so much stress. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. He stood for a moment, breathing deeply; he was coming apart at the seams, something he had never thought would happen to him.

See also: apart, come, seam

come unglued

AMERICAN, INFORMAL

1. If someone comes unglued, they cannot control their emotions and they behave in a strange or crazy way. She had apparently come unglued since losing her job as a writer for Western Gentry magazine. He had come unglued over a girl who was pregnant with his child. She wouldn't marry him, and he had gone to her house with a sawn-off shotgun and threatened to shoot her.

2. If someone or something comes unglued, they fail. Their marriage finally came unglued. Everything seemed to be coming unglued. Note: The usual British expression is come unstuck.

See also: come, unglued

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

come (or fall) apart at the seams

1 (of a thing) fall to pieces. 2 (of a person); have an emotional breakdown; collapse. informal

Seams are the lines along which pieces of fabric or the planks of a boat are joined, perceived as the points most likely to be damaged or weakened.

See also: apart, come, seam

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

come unˈglued

(American English, informal)
1 become very upset: I don’t know why, but whenever I take my child to the doctor’s she comes unglued.
2 if a plan, etc. comes unglued, it does not work successfully: Personally, I’m not sorry the building plans have come unglued. It means they’ll leave the public park alone.

See also: come, unglued

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

come unglued

Informal

To lose one's composure.

See also: come, unglued

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

become unglued
get steamed up
addict
addict (one) to (something)
addict to
itchy fingers
get itchy fingers
a can of worms
can of worms
can of worms, it's a/like opening a

References in periodicals archive

The company stuck to its prestige roots even as the world's financial system was coming unglued. Now LVMH is reaping the benefits.

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But Sinja is one step ahead of him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree appears in his backyard one night.

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Just imagine coming unglued in a crowded bar and everyone drifting into one large cloud of drinkers.

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In one of his many self-commentaries, Holder writes, "The strangeness of these stories was not meant to astonish as much as they were used to locate gravity where we had become unglued to our own dissimilar histories.

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The bull came unglued and ate every scrap in that entire hors d'oeuvre platter!

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To mark the retail launch of the Burj Khalifa LEGO model exclusively at the 'At The Top' store, a 2.7-metre tall display constructed using 141,971 unglued LEGO bricks will be displayed at the Star Atrium until May 29.

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Arctic coasts are especially vulnerable, says Rachold, because here "ice is what holds everything together." So coastal sediments are coming unglued in the region, where global warming is exaggerated.

Warming Arctic comes unglued: rising rates of erosion strike region's ice-rich coastlines

The label on the beer bottles has been designed so that it can be unglued and worn as a symbol of gay-lesbian pride, he said.

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as if unglued and shifting in the usual interlocular spaces

The future

The lines also included bar code scanners and unglued flap detect & reject units.

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BDI should get unglued of the cynics because we are fed up by the song -"we hate and mock the Prime Minister."Not because we are sorry that BDI is mocking itself with this but because this party has the highest rating.

We feel some kind of nervousness!

You'd have thought that an Al Qaeda Death Squad had landed, the way the biddy I was with came unglued. She took off down the sidewalk as fast as her stubby little legs would carry her, shrieking at the top of her lungs, "No skateboarding on school property!" The skaters shot on by her, laughing all the way.

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In 2006 Michael Barrymore, 57, also came unglued on the show.

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"My guess is they watch reality television shows about humans who come unglued at the presence of wasps."

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词组	unglued
释义	unglued become unglued 1. informal To become extremely upset or emotional. Poor Jane really became unglued during the funeral service. 2. informal To begin to fail or become untenable; to fall apart. Boy, this party is really becoming unglued. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming. They're marriage eventually became unglued after he discovered that his wife was having an affair. See also: become, unglued come apart at the seams 1. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really coming apart at the seams. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming. 2. To become very emotional. Poor Jane really came apart at the seams during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just come apart at the seams every time. See also: apart, come, seam come unglued 1. To become extremely upset or emotional. Primarily heard in US. Poor Jane really came unglued during the funeral service. 2. To encounter setbacks or fail altogether. Primarily heard in US. Boy, this party is really coming unglued. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming. See also: come, unglued Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come unglued Fig. to lose emotional control; to break out into tears or laughter. When Sally heard the joke, she almost came unglued. When the bank took away my car, I came unglued and cried and cried. See also: come, unglued McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. come apart at the seams Also, come unglued or unstuck . Become extremely upset; break down. For example, After he lost his job Brad seemed to come apart at the seams or The proposed bank merger is coming unglued, or When her last play flopped she became completely unstuck. This idiom transfers physical to emotional disintegration. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: apart, come, seam come unglued Also, come unstuck. See come apart at the seams. See also: come, unglued unglued see under come apart at the seams. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. come apart at the seams 1. If a system or relationship comes apart at the seams it completely fails. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. Our relationship was coming apart at the seams — we were quarrelling the whole time. Note: You can also say that something falls apart at the seams. Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams because of cuts in government funding. 2. If someone is coming apart at the seams, they have stopped being able to manage their life because they are very unhappy or under so much stress. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. He stood for a moment, breathing deeply; he was coming apart at the seams, something he had never thought would happen to him. See also: apart, come, seam come unglued AMERICAN, INFORMAL 1. If someone comes unglued, they cannot control their emotions and they behave in a strange or crazy way. She had apparently come unglued since losing her job as a writer for Western Gentry magazine. He had come unglued over a girl who was pregnant with his child. She wouldn't marry him, and he had gone to her house with a sawn-off shotgun and threatened to shoot her. 2. If someone or something comes unglued, they fail. Their marriage finally came unglued. Everything seemed to be coming unglued. Note: The usual British expression is come unstuck. See also: come, unglued Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. come (or fall) apart at the seams 1 (of a thing) fall to pieces. 2 (of a person); have an emotional breakdown; collapse. informal Seams are the lines along which pieces of fabric or the planks of a boat are joined, perceived as the points most likely to be damaged or weakened. See also: apart, come, seam Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary come unˈglued (American English, informal) 1 become very upset: I don’t know why, but whenever I take my child to the doctor’s she comes unglued. 2 if a plan, etc. comes unglued, it does not work successfully: Personally, I’m not sorry the building plans have come unglued. It means they’ll leave the public park alone. See also: come, unglued Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary come unglued Informal To lose one's composure. See also: come, unglued American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: become unglued get steamed up addict addict (one) to (something) addict to itchy fingers get itchy fingers a can of worms can of worms can of worms, it's a/like opening a References in periodicals archive The company stuck to its prestige roots even as the world's financial system was coming unglued. Now LVMH is reaping the benefits. Finding the proper balance But Sinja is one step ahead of him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree appears in his backyard one night. WIN 50" PANASONIC TV AND HOME THEATRE SYSTEM PLUS AN SD80 HD CAMCORDER Just imagine coming unglued in a crowded bar and everyone drifting into one large cloud of drinkers. We can't be sure this really is the definitive particle In one of his many self-commentaries, Holder writes, "The strangeness of these stories was not meant to astonish as much as they were used to locate gravity where we had become unglued to our own dissimilar histories. Love Songs & Monster Songs The bull came unglued and ate every scrap in that entire hors d'oeuvre platter! Tricks for finicky dolphin: how to make that big fish eat To mark the retail launch of the Burj Khalifa LEGO model exclusively at the 'At The Top' store, a 2.7-metre tall display constructed using 141,971 unglued LEGO bricks will be displayed at the Star Atrium until May 29. Burj Khalifa enters LEGO Architecture series Arctic coasts are especially vulnerable, says Rachold, because here "ice is what holds everything together." So coastal sediments are coming unglued in the region, where global warming is exaggerated. Warming Arctic comes unglued: rising rates of erosion strike region's ice-rich coastlines The label on the beer bottles has been designed so that it can be unglued and worn as a symbol of gay-lesbian pride, he said. Mexican brewery produces first gay beer as if unglued and shifting in the usual interlocular spaces The future The lines also included bar code scanners and unglued flap detect & reject units. Kiiklok hosts conference for international agents BDI should get unglued of the cynics because we are fed up by the song -"we hate and mock the Prime Minister."Not because we are sorry that BDI is mocking itself with this but because this party has the highest rating. We feel some kind of nervousness! You'd have thought that an Al Qaeda Death Squad had landed, the way the biddy I was with came unglued. She took off down the sidewalk as fast as her stubby little legs would carry her, shrieking at the top of her lungs, "No skateboarding on school property!" The skaters shot on by her, laughing all the way. Rad dad In 2006 Michael Barrymore, 57, also came unglued on the show. GAZZA OFFERED pounds 100K TO GO ON THE LAST CELEB BB; EXCLUSIVE "My guess is they watch reality television shows about humans who come unglued at the presence of wasps." Wasp smackdown: some insects you can work with, but wasps, never
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