fall apart

fall apart
    v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart
         when her only child died" [syn: {fall apart}, {go to
         pieces}]
    2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
       out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
       {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
    3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
       "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {crumble}, {fall apart}]
    4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
       broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},
       {separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]