Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: fall apart

Yee yee! We've found 236 phrases and idioms matching fall apart.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
a short drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death by hanging.Rate it:

(3.33 / 3 votes)
abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ad pedes alicuius accidereto fall at some one's feet.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
apple does not fall far from the stemAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
apple does not fall far from the trunkAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
apple never falls far from the treeAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
artus somnus aliquem complectitur (Rep. 6. 10)to fall fast asleep.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
auf keinen Fallunder no circumstancesRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
break the buckFall below the value of one dollar per share.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
come a cropperTo fall headlong from a horse.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
conk outTo fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
conked outTo fall asleep after doing something strenuous.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
consilium abicere or deponereto let a plan fall through.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
cork offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
crash outTo fall asleep from exhaustion.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
crescere ex aliquoto raise oneself by another's fall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
domus collapsura, corruitura (esse) videturthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
domus ruina impendetthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
donner dans le panneauTo fall into the trap.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.Rate it:

(5.00 / 6 votes)
draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

(4.93 / 15 votes)
dripTo fall one drop at a time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drop offTo fall.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
drop offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

(2.00 / 3 votes)
erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58)to fall into error.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
être assis entre deux chaisesTo fall between two stools. Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)joking apart.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fall aboard ofTo strike.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fall aboutlaugh uncontrollablyRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for fall apart:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Seize the __________.
A instant
B time
C moment
D second

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ