fall apart

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English - Turkish
Başa çıkacak gücü kalmamak, mücadele edecek gücü kalmamak, dayanır hâli kalmamak
hayatı kararmak
fall apart at the seams
Ayrı dikişleri gørüste
fall apart to pieces
bin parçaya bölünmek
English - English
To be emotionally in crisis

As a result of being addicted to heroin, she was falling apart.

To break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state

My old briefcase is falling apart. I'll have to buy a new one.

Lose one's capacity to cope
Become to not work properly. "The equipment fell apart about six months after I bought it."
become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died
lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
If you say that someone is falling apart, you mean that they are becoming emotionally disturbed and are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult or unpleasant situation that they are in. I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep. = crack up
{f} lose one's emotional self-control; suffer an emotional crisis, have a break down; break down into pieces
go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
If an organization or system falls apart, it becomes disorganized or unable to work effectively, or breaks up into its different parts. Europe's monetary system is falling apart I've tried everything to stop our marriage falling apart. = break down
If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces because it is old or badly made. The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart
fall apart at the seams
(deyim) Be in a very poor condition and near to collapse
Things Fall Apart
a novel by the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe about the problems experienced by traditional African societies as their way of life changes in the 20th century. It was one of the first African novels to become well known in Europe and the US (1958)
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