collapse under

Examples (10)

• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
• The old bridge might collapse under the strain of heavy traffic.
• He felt he was about to collapse under the immense pressure of his new job.
• The country's economy is threatening to collapse under the weight of its foreign debt.
• The shelf had collapsed under the sheer volume of books piled on it.
• She often feels like she's collapsing under the burden of her family's expectations.
• Don't stack too many boxes there, or the platform will collapse under them.
• The start-up eventually collapsed under the fierce competition from larger companies.
• The ancient aqueduct finally collapsed under centuries of neglect and erosion.
• Without support, many students collapse under the academic and social demands of university life.