Be coming apart at the seams verb phrase
If something is coming apart at the seams, failure is coming nearer and will happen soon.
Our plan is coming apart at the seams.
Used to describe someone who becomes very emotional
I came apart at the seams during the movie.
Used to describe a piece of clothing whose the stitches are coming unfastened
I just received a new shirt that I ordered online, but I noticed that some of the stitching is coming apart at the 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
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
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.
To fail
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.