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the wheels fell off the wagon

the wheels fell off the wagon 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 fell off the wagon

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

Words near the wheels fell off the wagon in the dictionary

  1. the wheels came off the bus
  2. the wheels came off the wagon
  3. the wheels fall off
  4. the wheels fell off
  5. the wheels fell off the bus
  6. the wheels fell off the wagon
  7. the while
  8. the whistle does not pull the train
  9. the whistle doesn't pull the train
  10. The Whiteman
  11. the whole bang shoot

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