My whole life had come apart at the seams.

我的整个生活都崩溃了。

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And now they're trying price controls - which will inevitably come apart at the seams unless they do something about the underlying pressures.

而现在他们正在尝试控制价格——除非设法减轻内在压力，否则控制失灵是不可避免的。

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His hair was mussed, suit jacket dusty and stained, ready to come apart at the shoulder seams.

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