the wheels fell off

English

Alternative forms

• the wheels came off
• the wheels fell off the bus
• the wheels came off the bus
• the wheels fell off the wagon
• the wheels came off the wagon

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the wheels fell off

1. (idiomatic) Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process.

   The coach said, "We were doing well for a while, but they got tired and then the wheels fell off".