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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
come apart at the seams
This expression, "come apart at the seams", I'm wondering if I can change it to "go apart" or "get apart". Thanks!!!
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No. It is a fixed expression. Come apart itself is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'become separated into pieces or fragments'.
- No.
- It is a fixed expression.
- Come apart itself is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'become separated into pieces or fragments'.
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No. It is a fixed expression. Come apart itself is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'become separated into pieces or fragments'.
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No. It is a fixed expression. Come apart itself is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'become separated into pieces or fragments'.
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Thanks so much, Mister Micawber ^_^ So is the verb 'come' for 'become'? I read somewhere that 'become' is more formal than 'get'.
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No, no recent relationship. Long, long ago, perhaps: O.E. becuman "happen, come about," from P.Gmc. *bikwemanbekommen, Goth. biquiman).
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No, no recent relationship. Long, long ago, perhaps: O.E. becuman "happen, come about," from P.Gmc. *bikwemanbekommen, Goth. biquiman).
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