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| gold bug |
(informal) one who supports the gold standard or who invests in gold for financial security, esp. as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency or stocks. [1/2 definitions] |
| go to pieces |
to lose emotional or mental stability or control; collapse. |
| heat exhaustion |
a condition caused by excessive heat and characterized by dizziness, nausea, profuse sweating, and often complete collapse; heat prostration. |
| house of cards |
any structure, plan, arrangement, or the like that will collapse or fail because of its flimsiness. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| martial law |
a usu. temporary rule of law imposed over a civilian population by military authorities, esp. in a wartime combat zone or during the collapse of civil authority. |
| on (one's) last legs |
having very little remaining energy, strength, hope, or ability to function; liable to collapse or die. |
| overthrow |
to cause the fall or collapse of. [1/7 definitions] |
| pneumothorax |
an abnormal accumulation of air in the pleural cavity, which can cause the lung to collapse. |
| sink |
to fail or decline; collapse. [1/11 definitions] |
| staggering |
causing one to become unstable or near collapse; very powerful or heavy in impact. [1/2 definitions] |
| tailspin |
(informal) a state of emotional collapse. [1/2 definitions] |
| the last straw |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
| the straw that broke the camel's back |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
| totter |
to sway or falter as if about to fall or collapse. [1/3 definitions] |
| tumble |
to fall over or apart; collapse. [2/16 definitions] |
| weak |
apt to fail or collapse under pressure; not sturdy. [1/7 definitions] |
| World War I |
a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; Great War. |
| World War II |
the major war of 1939-45, fought between Germany, Italy, and Japan on one side, and Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union on the other. It ended with the collapse of Germany and the surrender of Japan. |
| WWI |
abbreviation of "World War I," a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; the Great War. |
| WWII |
abbreviation of "World War II," the major war of 1939-45, fought between Germany, Italy, and Japan on one side, and Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union on the other. It ended with the collapse of Germany and the surrender of Japan. |
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