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come unglued

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un·glued

   [uhn-glood]
adjective
1.
separated or detached; not glued.
Idiom
2.
come unglued, Slang.
a.
to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control: to come unglued in an emergency.
b.
to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down: The negotiators tried to keep the fragile peace agreement from coming unglued.

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Come unglued is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1685–95; (def. 1) un-1 + glued; (def. 2) unglue + -ed2
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come unglued

Also, come unstuck. See come apart at the seams.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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