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To break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.
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My old briefcase is falling apart. I'll have to buy a new one.
Submitted on October 25, 2012
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- all things being equal
- at a stand
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- beat a dead horse
- been there, done that
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- by hook or by crook
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- get busy
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