close in on »
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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down the tubes »
Into a state of collapse or failure.
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fall down »
To collapse.
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fall in »
To collapse inwards.
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give in »
To collapse or fall.
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keel over »
To collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.
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kick in »
To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
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on the ropes »
Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.
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on the ropes »
Showing signs of imminent failure or collapse.
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stave in »
To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
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