come crashing down

idiom

: to fall down with a lot of noise and force
The whole stack of cans came crashing down.
sometimes used figuratively
The whole theory came crashing down when it was revealed that some of the supporting evidence had been falsified.
His world came crashing down when he lost his job.

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This root of trust can come crashing down with the failure of a single CA. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025 The Hammer has the Water Strike, which is focused on countering enemy attacks, and the splashy Impact Crater, which lets players jump in the air only to come crashing down on the foe. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025 If the store doesn’t get something overhead by Aug. 29, a Stop Use Order could come crashing down on the area and all the equipment in the area. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025 But periodically, chunks of the Red Planet come crashing down on Earth. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for come crashing down

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“Come crashing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20crashing%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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