Come apart

verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
  2. 2
    become separated into pieces or fragments wordnet
  3. 3
    To break, separate. intransitive

    "The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up."

  4. 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."