She was so tired, she collapsed into the chair.
•Juan collapsed into a chair and fell fast asleep.
2. Fig. [for someone] to fall into a particular kind of despair. •The poor man collapsed into a deep depression.
•Scott collapsed into his own personal brand of grieving.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
collapse — col|lapse1 [ kə læps ] verb ** ▸ 1 fall down suddenly ▸ 2 fail or stop existing ▸ 3 fall because sick/tired ▸ 4 be folded/taken apart ▸ 5 (make) lose air inside ▸ 6 start laughing 1. ) intransitive if a building or other structure collapses, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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