fallen apart
phrase
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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
The old house was falling apart before the restoration.
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as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
He fell apart after his wife left.
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lost it
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The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.
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The notice updated the Statistical Area and Coal Closure categories, revealing considerable churn in county eligibility; 170 counties gained status while 154 lost it, based on unemployment data.
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