Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

come undone

English answer:

break down / fall to pieces / everything go horribly wrong

Added to glossary by jerrie
Sep 26, 2004 19:38
19 yrs ago
English term

come undone

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
"watch me come undone" or "don't let me come undone"

Responses

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break down / fall to pieces / everything go horribly wrong

is the general idea
(Robbie Williams?)
Peer comment(s):

agree Annika Neudecker
0 min
agree Kirill Semenov
3 mins
agree airmailrpl : break down / fall to pieces / have everything go horribly wrong
2 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks"
+2
2 mins

lose my equanimity

equanimity = eveness of mind especially under stress
Peer comment(s):

agree Hacene
1 min
agree airmailrpl : a 25 cent word for a 5 cent context
2 hrs
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+1
5 mins

to lose your grip,, to lose control,

To become overwhelmed by something to the point of losing the ability to react reasonably.
To react to something in an excessive manner.
Peer comment(s):

agree airmailrpl : to lose my grip,..to lose control
2 hrs
thank. airmail
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+1
9 mins

fall apart / go to pieces / disintegrate

As though we were a package (perhaps body and soul?) all wrapped up with string, and someone untied the string
Peer comment(s):

agree airmailrpl : -
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