Come apart
verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
- 2 become separated into pieces or fragments wordnet
- 3 To break, separate. intransitive
"The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up."
- 4 To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction. intransitive
Example
More examples"The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up."