Come unstuck In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "come unstuck", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2022-09-21 05:09

Meaning of Come unstuck

Synonyms:

become unstuck , come unglued

Come unstuck phrase

British

To fail completely

The plan came unstuck due to some minor technical errors.

To become separated from something that was stuck to

The screw came unstuck, which made the picture to fall out from the wall.

Other phrases about:

fray at/around the edges/seams

1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads

2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail

Bad News Travels Fast
Information about trouble or misfortune circulates quickly( more quicly than good good news)
die a natural death

1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.

2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.

cut from (something)

1. To remove something from something else by cutting

2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster

3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing

drop/fall/sink like a stone

To fail completely; to go to the bottom very quickly

 

Grammar and Usage of Come unstuck

Verb Forms

  • came unstuck
  • comes unstuck
  • coming unstuck

The verb "come" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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