come unglued

idiom

US, informal

1

: to become extremely upset or angry

She came unglued when they refused her request.

2

: to fail suddenly or completely

Their marriage came unglued soon after the baby was born.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Then a two-out liner to center by Jake Cronenworth that plated Kim and Soto caused the place to come unglued. —Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022

Second, the subprime tranche bonds experiment could come unglued as delinquencies rose. —John S. Tobey, Forbes, 31 July 2022

Alex Murdaugh, 54, has seen his life come unglued. —Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 July 2022

Just like Staples will be removed from the court, the Lakers’ defensive progress have mostly come unglued with Davis stuck in sweats. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021

The Associated Press reported that the company discovered that a tube had come unglued, spilling urine onto the floor and sparking concerns of a possible leak in the spacecraft. —Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2021

Reid of Deutsche Bank noted how the usual way of things had come unglued in 2021. —Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 7 July 2021

Tessa’s life begins to come unglued. —Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 24 Oct. 2020

And things start to come unglued when his widow, Margaret (Kim Cattrall), and two children learn that Eugene fathered three other children with three different women. —Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020

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