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came apart at the seams

came apart at the seams is the simple past of come apart at the seams.

Meaning of come apart at the seams

Verb

come apart at the seams (third-person singular simple present comes apart at the seams, present participle coming apart at the seams, simple past came apart at the seams, past participle come apart at the seams)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of fall apart.
    Synonyms:
    fall apart

Questions about came apart at the seams

What is came apart at the seams the simple past of?
Came apart at the seams is the simple past of come apart at the seams.

Words near came apart at the seams in the dictionary

  1. came alive
  2. came aloft
  3. came along
  4. came and went
  5. came apart
  6. came apart at the seams
  7. came around
  8. came as no surprise
  9. came at
  10. came at a cost
  11. came away

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