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Definition the wheels come off in British English

the wheels come off phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that things start to fail or go wrong, especially after a period of success

Example

They were leading 3-1 at half-time, but then the wheels came off and they ended up losing the game.

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Definition the wheels come off in British English