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The act of something collapsing or caving in.
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We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
Submitted on September 15, 2010
More phrases:
- fall through
- fill in
- go away
- hang up
- lay down
- nail down
- pay for
- phase out
- put down
- put forward
- run away
- run off with
- stand for
- stay up
- strike through
- suck into
- tone down
- wear down
- zero in on
- arse about face
- ass over teakettle
- assault and battery
- at last
- at will
- bear in mind
- been to the rodeo
- bolt bucket
- buy time
- by and large
- by hand
- carry a torch for
- down-to-earth
- false step
- fish or cut bait
- free-for-all
- gear up
- get off
- get somebody's goat
- give somebody an earful
- go without saying
- gold mine
- goose is cooked
- grace period
- hat in hand
- have a word with
- hold somebody's hand
- in order
- in the works
- in touch
- long row to hoe
- make a decision
- make headway
- muckety muck
- night owl
- no holds barred
- no slouch
- on edge
- out of order
- out of the question
- pay for it
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