英和和英

動詞

come undone (三人称単数 現在形 comes undone, 現在分詞 coming undone, 過去形 came undone, 過去分詞 come undone)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically; to become undone or unfastened.

   My shoelace came undone.

   • 1965, Ervin Drake (lyrics かつ music), “It Was a Very Good Year”, performed by Frank Sinatra:

     It was a very good year for city girls / Who lived up the stair / With all that perfumed hair / And it came undone / When I was twenty-one

   • 2007, “15 Step”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:

     You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?

2. (colloquial) To become disintegrated, to break into parts or pieces.

   Synonym: fall apart

   • 1974, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics かつ music), “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”, performed by Steely Dan:

     I never seen you looking so bad, my funky one / You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone

3. (figuratively) To come to ruin, to fail.

   He came undone when his wife refused to support him.