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fall through: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

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fall flat collapse

fall in collapse: to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"

fall short collapse: fail to meet (expectations or standards)

alight upon collapse

light upon collapse

backslide collapse

recidivate collapse

run across collapse

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

slip back collapse

come up against collapse

come upon collapse

capsize collapse: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

revert collapse: undergo reversion, as in a mutation; go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

crystallize collapse: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"; assume crystalline form; become crystallized; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

sink back collapse

slide back collapse

return to collapse

take shape collapse

bite the dust collapse

cotton to collapse

rally round collapse

hit upon collapse

lag behind collapse

shape up collapse

fall upon collapse: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

touch bottom collapse

gather around collapse

bump into collapse

fall behind collapse

fall to pieces collapse

go at collapse

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

incur collapse: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

careen collapse: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

have at collapse

topple collapse: cause to topple or tumble by pushing

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

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