come apart at the seams
to be in a very bad state and about to fail
University lecturers have given a warning that Britain's university system is in danger of coming apart at the seams because of cuts in government funding.
to behave in a strange or illogical way, because you are under severe mental strain
He stood for a moment, breathing deeply; he was coming apart at the seams, something he had never thought would happen to him.
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