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unstuck

[ uhn-stuhk ]

adjective

  1. freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: stick:

    When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.

  2. out of order, control, or coherence; undone:

    Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.



unstuck

/ ʌˈʌ /

adjective

  1. freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
  2. come unstuck
    to suffer failure or disaster
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unstuck1

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Idioms and Phrases

see under come apart at the seams .
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Example Sentences

White went on to score wins over Josh Rock and Cameron Menzies in the quarters and semis before he came unstuck against Price.

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With a starting team with an average age of 22.6 - the joint-second youngest fielded by Northern Ireland since 1946 - it was another bright start before things quickly came unstuck on seven minutes.

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However, for the most part England's wingers looked isolated, mimicking the way Manchester City's wingers have come unstuck this season without overlapping full-backs to draw attention.

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While Liverpool have been successful this season with less chaos and more control than they had under Jurgen Klopp, and Tottenham's rapid, linear football has come unstuck with a thin squad, the data is there.

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Four of the top five sides in the Premier League table have come unstuck against Bournemouth, but Liverpool underlined their title credentials by passing this tricky test with flying colours.

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