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 See More

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“Come unglued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20unglued. Accessed 10 Jun. 2023.

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