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.
Examples of come unglued in a Sentence
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Old tight democracies can come unglued in trying to meet a novel and serious criminal challenge to the basic survival of democracy.
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Ronn Pineo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
Lilly’s latest deal might come unglued Eli Lilly wants to pay $1.4 billion for Point Biopharma, maker of cancer drugs that deliver a focused dose of radiation to tumor cells.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 7 Dec. 2023
Their routines come unglued when Diane observes Teresa, a Maltese home-care aide next door, sparking a quasi-romantic obsession.
—Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
In that Cincinnati game, the Dodgers burned Phillips against the Reds’ top hitters in the eighth — only to watch Caleb Ferguson come unglued in the ninth, giving up three runs with wild command in a walk-off loss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
In that Cincinnati game, the Dodgers burned Phillips against the Reds’ top hitters in the eighth — only to watch Caleb Ferguson come unglued in the ninth, giving up three runs with wild command in a walk-off loss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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
Ronn Pineo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
Lilly’s latest deal might come unglued Eli Lilly wants to pay $1.4 billion for Point Biopharma, maker of cancer drugs that deliver a focused dose of radiation to tumor cells.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 7 Dec. 2023
Their routines come unglued when Diane observes Teresa, a Maltese home-care aide next door, sparking a quasi-romantic obsession.
—Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
In that Cincinnati game, the Dodgers burned Phillips against the Reds’ top hitters in the eighth — only to watch Caleb Ferguson come unglued in the ninth, giving up three runs with wild command in a walk-off loss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
In that Cincinnati game, the Dodgers burned Phillips against the Reds’ top hitters in the eighth — only to watch Caleb Ferguson come unglued in the ninth, giving up three runs with wild command in a walk-off loss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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
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