Fold like a cheap suitcase In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fold like a cheap suitcase", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Yourpig Huyen calendar 2021-09-17 01:09

Meaning of Fold like a cheap suitcase

Fold like a cheap suitcase verb phrase

Be easy to collapse or fail; submit to defeat easily

The rival team's defense is very weak as the best player has been eliminated. They will fold like a cheap suitcase soon.

Other phrases about:

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 To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat

go down swinging/fighting
to fight until the very end
Fall Flat

 a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, meaning that it does not achieve the intended effect.

cave in

To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground

Hit the Skids

To begin to decline or deteriorate decline; to get worse very quickly

Grammar and Usage of Fold like a cheap suitcase

Verb Forms

  • folded like a cheap suitcase
  • folding like a cheap suitcase
  • folds like a cheap suitcase

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

Origin of Fold like a cheap suitcase

The phrase comes from the situation of cheap, uncertain luggage that is easily damaged by baggage handlers or hotel porters.
 

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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