come apart at the seams

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From Day 1, teammates say, the transfer quarterback stepped in with a swagger that lifted the locker room, changing a culture that had previously come apart at the seams.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2022

By that point in the special, a year has passed, and we've watched him come apart at the seams, like so many of us have.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2021

But Mr. Serra’s “prop pieces” can come apart at the seams in less than two seconds.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2019

He added: "It's all come apart at the seams, this 'put-up job of a defence'."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2018

Aunty Ifeka went back to her stirring, and Olanna’s image of their marriage began to come apart at the seams.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie