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the wheels fall off

the wheels fall 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 fall off

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

Words near the wheels fall off in the dictionary

  1. the wheel has come full circle
  2. the wheel turns
  3. the wheels came off
  4. the wheels came off the bus
  5. the wheels came off the wagon
  6. the wheels fall off
  7. the wheels fell off
  8. the wheels fell off the bus
  9. the wheels fell off the wagon
  10. the while
  11. the whistle does not pull the train

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