Fall Apart Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fall apart What does fall apart mean?	to become to not work properly	The equipment fell apart soon after I bought it.
fall apart What does fall apart mean?	to become to not work properly	The equipment fell apart soon after we bought it.
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ride on (someone's) coattails What does "ride on (someone's) coattails" mean?	to have one's fortune or success depend on another person	The sales manager was riding on the coattails of his boss and hoped to achieve success in the company.

keep up appearances What does "keep up appearances " mean?	keep an outward show of prosperity or good behavior	He is trying to keep up appearances even though he has lost his job.
dead duck What does "dead duck" mean?	someone in a hopeless situation or condition	The man is a dead duck. When the police catch him he will have to go to jail.
out of place What does "out of place" mean?	to be in the wrong place, to be at the wrong time, to be improper	His comments at the party were out of place. He should have said them another time.

make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	to make something that is unimportant seem important	You are making a mountain out of a molehill when you talk about the mistake.
crack What does "crack" mean?	joke; bad joke
try (out) one's wings What does "try (out) one's wings" mean?	to try to do something that one has recently become qualified to do	I am planning to try out my wings with my roller blades on Saturday.

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Fall Apart Idiom