come apart at the seams
fall apart at the seams

We got the education system coming apart at the seams.

It seemed like the world was coming apart at the seams.

For a moment or two I thought he was going to come apart at the seams.

The other one looked like he was coming apart at the seams.

But I'm not about to come apart at the seams.

I mean, we've got big economic problems, but we are not coming apart at the seams.

For a moment, it seemed as if he was coming apart at the seams.

But not usually both; and just being big isn't enough to make me come apart at the seams.

More than three months of it this and he was coming apart at the seams.

Just five years since the program was created, it's coming apart at the seams.

It's easy to believe that the world is coming apart at the seams.

This was important in order to avoid coming apart at the seams.

The world's coming apart at the seams and there's nothing I can do to stop it.

His plan of escape was coming apart at the seams.

Like the family, the film occasionally comes apart at the seams.

My life feels like it's coming apart at the seams.

If left long enough, the world will literally come apart at the seams.

It seems Ken's life is about to come apart at the seams.

In his drawings society seems to be coming apart at the seams.

Look, Nicole, our little group is coming apart at the seams.

I watched my colleague and friend come apart at the seams.

Shut down all engines before she comes apart at the seams!

Meanwhile, Europe’s single currency is coming apart at the seams.

The French fashion establishment is coming apart at the seams.

Not just a little worn out, but literally coming apart at the seams.