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EyeSeeYou Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Come undone
I've seen this idiom used a lot in songs. What does this convey?
The use I've always been familair with is when a button comes undone (unfastened).
The use I've always been familair with is when a button comes undone (unfastened).
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Hi, Broadly speaking, the idea of 'undone' is 'not completed, not finished'. eg you shoelace is in an "unfinished situation". Figuratively, the meaning is this.
- Hi, Broadly speaking, the idea of 'undone' is 'not completed, not finished'.
- eg you shoelace is in an "unfinished situation".
- Figuratively, the meaning is this.
- e g Mary is undone because her husband wants a divorce.
- This means that her life has fallen into an incomplete, unfinished situation.
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Hi,
Broadly speaking, the idea of 'undone' is 'not completed, not finished'.
eg you shoelace is in an "unfinished situation".
Figuratively, the meaning is this.
eg Mary is undone because her husband wa
Broadly speaking, the idea of 'undone' is 'not completed, not finished'.
eg you shoelace is in an "unfinished situation".
Figuratively, the meaning is this.
eg Mary is undone because her husband wa
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EyeSeeYouWhat does this convey?Anything that was once 'put together' can 'come apart' or 'fall apart' or 'come undone'.
The exact meaning depends on what is said in the song. It could mean something a little different for each song because it is such a general expression. As you already know, it can even apply to a button.
CJ
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