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i need 2 kno the origin of the idiom "come apart at the seams" so if u kno plezz help me!!!!!!!!!!11
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It is a clothing metaphor. Clothes are made from pieces of cloth. The place where the pieces of cloth are sewn together is called the seam.
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Old 24-Aug-2005, 06:10
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Correction:

I need to know the origin of the idiom "come apart at the seams." So, if you know, please help me.

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