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Idiom: come undone



 
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Idiom: come undone #1 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 4:07 am   Idiom: come undone
 

How is this idiom used? What does it really mean?

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Idiom: come undone #2 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 4:51 am   Idiom: come undone
 

When it's talking about something concrete, it means that something becomes unfastened or untied. You can say a woman's hairdo came undone, meaning it started to fall. You can also say that a man's tie has come undone, or a child's shoe laces.

You could say symbolically that a project has come undone. That means that it started to fall apart and couldn't be continued.

When it's talking about a person's emotions, it means that the person has lost his composure, is very upset and may even be in a panic.
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