Examples of 'come unstuck' in a sentence

Meaning of "come unstuck"

The phrase 'come unstuck' is used to describe a situation or plan that fails or does not go as planned. It implies that something has gone wrong or fallen apart. It can also refer to a person who encounters difficulties or fails to achieve their desired outcome. This phrase is commonly used in informal conversations and informal writing
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  • To get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.

How to use "come unstuck" in a sentence

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come unstuck
This plan of yours might come unstuck.
You can come unstuck with the truth.
I would hate him to be intimidated or come unstuck.
My shoe has come unstuck again.
Yet this is where they could come unstuck.
And if i come unstuck here.
But this is where they could come unstuck.
Just the sort to come unstuck and top himself.
The sole of her right shoe had come unstuck.
I have come unstuck.
Improvements that do not respect this rule often come unstuck.
We have really come unstuck here.
Their plans come unstuck when their inept bungling lands them both in prison.
He will soon come unstuck.
Wendy finds herself stranded on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unstuck.

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You will come unstuck.
For a hundred escudos I give you four crocodiles because they always come unstuck.
Now it will come unstuck.
But I have come unstuck in my attempts to provide a spectacle for my chums.
I think we will come unstuck.
But I have come unstuck in my attempts to provide a spectacle.
I have known many a good man come unstuck on those.
And if I come unstuck here I go down quite a long way.
You do not know you have come unstuck in time.
A photograph is only a fragment, and with the passage of time its moorings come unstuck.
Do not come unstuck.
If they were found, it could all come unstuck.
But her plans come unstuck when she falls in love.
If that were found, it could all come unstuck.
You would probably come unstuck if you had all his money.
To me, it would be a massive upset if we come unstuck here.
Mr Justice Deed might come unstuck if he picks on Briggs.
But, if and when that glue does come unstuck.
They might have come unstuck against Inter Milan, but there was no shame in that.
I think he will come unstuck.
I have come unstuck on this point before, when I made proposals for protection against asbestos.
I know what happens when dreams come unstuck against harsh reality.
If they do not come prepared, they are going to come unstuck.
Some stagnant areas have finally come unstuck and are moving forward again.
If this happens two years running, you will come unstuck.
Bill Viola has come unstuck in time.
So far, every effort to make the administration modestly functional has come unstuck.
Kurt Vonnegut has come unstuck from time.
Quicker than shit moves through a goose . to the wrong fence, we will come unstuck.
Even without the ropes my legs will not come unstuck I sleep with my legs akimbo.
So I need you to indulge him a little bit . He will soon come unstuck.
Theresa May 's campaign has come unstuck in recent weeks.
Made to Stick, Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck.
She 's come unstuck in time.
I would be super tense, thinking it might come unstuck at any time.

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Examples of using Come
It did not even come from his instructions
I come to offer my resignation for my post as chancellor
I just happened to come here for sightseeing
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Examples of using Unstuck
Mortar coming unstuck from the cladding
This plan of yours might come unstuck
Get unstuck and continue the briefing
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