come undone
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, undone; to become undone or unfastened.
- My shoelace came undone.
- It was a very good year for city girls / Who lived up the stair / With all that perfumed hair / And it came undone / When I was twenty-one1965, Ervin Drake, “It Was a Very Good Year”, performed by Frank Sinatra:
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- You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?2007, “15 Step”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:
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Colloquial To become disintegrated, to break into parts or pieces.
- I never seen you looking so bad, my funky one / You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone1974, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”, performed by Steely Dan:
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Figuratively To come to ruin, to fail; to lose one's composure or self-control.
- He came undone when his wife refused to support him.
- "Ah, you Moldovans, how undone you came, you spit on holy things".2019, 01:01:09.00 from the start, in Eugen Damaschin, director, Moldova 89-91, spoken by himself (Iurie Roșca), Moldova: MILK Films:
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