fly apart

Break into many pieces that go flying in different directions all at once.

"The old engine flew apart during the test run, sending metal fragments across the workshop floor."

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Bret Weinstein · 16:36

increasingly necessary lest the world in fact actually fly apart.

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Bon Appétit · 12:18

so when your guests go in there and they rip them, they'll fly apart.

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