"the wheels fell off" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-the wheels fell off.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=the wheels fell off}} the wheels fell off
  1. (idiomatic) Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: the wheels came off, the wheels fall off, the wheels fell off the bus, the wheels came off the bus, the wheels fell off the wagon, the wheels came off the wagon
    Sense id: en-the_wheels_fell_off-en-phrase-l4yusptz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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