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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And uncertainty surrounding the tariffs, Trump’s whole economic policy plan could come crashing down.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Well, that storyline might have already come crashing down.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
But that house of password cards, dear reader, is about to come crashing down as Microsoft announces a dramatic shift in security emphasis from app to browser.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
But if the person giving the wedding speech has trouble pronouncing the words or gets lost in the assembly of words, the best of speeches is going to come crashing down.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Well, that storyline might have already come crashing down.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
But that house of password cards, dear reader, is about to come crashing down as Microsoft announces a dramatic shift in security emphasis from app to browser.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
But if the person giving the wedding speech has trouble pronouncing the words or gets lost in the assembly of words, the best of speeches is going to come crashing down.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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