come crashing down
idiom
: to fall down with a lot of noise and force
The whole stack of cans came crashing down.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe whole theory came crashing down when it was revealed that some of the supporting evidence had been falsified.
His world came crashing down when he lost his job.
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The West will hope Sunday’s summit has revived momentum in a peace process that appeared to be slowly building this week, only to come crashing down in those nasty few minutes on Friday.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The golf cart launched into the air, only to come crashing down with full force.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
In others, the guillotine will come crashing down on middle and low-income families.
—Darren Soto, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Yet in a matter of months, the edifice of Iranian influence has come crashing down.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The golf cart launched into the air, only to come crashing down with full force.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
In others, the guillotine will come crashing down on middle and low-income families.
—Darren Soto, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Yet in a matter of months, the edifice of Iranian influence has come crashing down.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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