come undone

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Describes the process of becoming unfastened, often accidentally.

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Examples (10)

  • My button's come undone again.
  • The shoelace on her left shoe had come undone.
  • After hours of dancing, her elaborate hairstyle started to come undone.
  • The package tie might come undone if you don't double knot it.
  • His scarf came undone in the strong wind.
  • Don't let your seatbelt come undone during the ride.
  • The fragile stitching had gradually come undone.
  • I watched in slow motion as the zipper began to come undone.
  • If the buckle comes undone, the whole bag will open.
  • Her carefully constructed plans threatened to come undone.