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Meanings of come unstuck in English

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Usage of come unstuck in English
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Isaac had not come unstuck in others' lives, but in others' minds.
Perdido Street Station
2
Somewhere deep inside me I could feel myself beginning to come unstuck.
A touch of death
3
She wondered at what stage of things the bandage had come unstuck.
In the Dark
4
However, the issue over retention pay threatens to make the deal come unstuck.
Reuters
5
However, the arrangement may still come unstuck because of difficulties over salary levels.
The Irish Times
6
Teams often try to play him out, and come unstuck in the process.
The Guardian
7
As we've just seen with Australia, you can come unstuck very badly indeed.
The Guardian
8
I think when people come unstuck is when they fight it.
News.com.au
9
I didn't know a man could come unstuck like this.
River girl
10
That thinking has come unstuck, and the Anglo-Swiss commodities trader's earnings have gone with it.
Reuters
11
But three times before that they have come unstuck.
The Guardian
12
I knew they'd come unstuck in a real interview.
The Guardian
13
For Ruth, this is often where women come unstuck.
The Guardian
14
And I tell you now, honesty's the point at which my previous relationships have come unstuck.
Report for Murder
15
Even with all that diligence, it's still possible that a carefully thought-out plan will come unstuck!
The South African
16
But for all their planning, there are a few times when the plans almost come unstuck.
News.com.au
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