170 Fall apart
(PW) stop working properly, deteriorate
His old car finally fell apart.
(free) fall apart
1. To break down; collapse: The rickety chair fell apart.
2. To suffer a nervous breakdown: He fell apart after years as a POW.
(die.net)
v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure [syn: 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]
3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: crumble]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break, separate, split up, come apart]
(your)
disintegrate, collapse, break down, go to pieces; see break, crack up, disintegrate
