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the wheels came off

the wheels came off is the alternative form of the wheels fell off.

Meaning of the wheels fell off

Phrase

the wheels fell off

  1. (idiomatic) Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process.
    • The coach said, "We were doing well for a while, but they got tired and then the wheels fell off".

Questions about the wheels came off

What is the wheels came off the alternative form of?
The wheels came off is the alternative form of the wheels fell off.

Words near the wheels came off in the dictionary

  1. the way that
  2. the way things are going
  3. the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
  4. the wheel has come full circle
  5. the wheel turns
  6. the wheels came off
  7. the wheels came off the bus
  8. the wheels came off the wagon
  9. the wheels fall off
  10. the wheels fell off
  11. the wheels fell off the bus

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