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

/ ʌnˈstʌk /

adjective

1. freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
2. come unstuck
   to suffer failure or disaster

Word History and Origins

Origin of unstuck¹

un- ¹ + stuck

Idioms and Phrases

see under come apart at the seams .

Example Sentences

England come unstuck when they go back to their offensive box-kicking rather than playing in a way that got them into that leading position.

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Once that glue came unstuck, he said, the party was ripe for defeat.

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They need to be sure that a trial will be fair, comprehensive and not suddenly come unstuck because it’s been rushed.

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They have an excellent defence, which is behind this habit they have of always finding a way to get a result, but this time I would not be surprised if they came unstuck.

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Under former coach Simon Middleton, England relied heavily on their hugely successful driving maul and scored four tries through it in the final, but that play came unstuck when it mattered most.

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