Meaning: seams 
sɪːm
n.
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
v.
put together with a seam
be bursting bulging at the seams Idiom, Proverb
burst at the seams
fall apart (at the seams)
fall apart at the seams
Idiom(s): fall apart at the seamsTheme: COLLAPSE
to break into pieces; to fall apart; for material that is sewn together to separate at the seams.
• My new jacket fell apart at the seams.
• This old car is about ready to fall apart at the seams.
come apart at the seams
Idiom(s): come apart at the seamsTheme: EMOTION
suddenly to lose one's emotional self-control. (Informal. Referring to a garment falling apart.)
• Bill was so upset that he almost came apart at the seams.
• I couldn't take anymore. I just came apart at the seams.
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v. phr., informal To be too full or too crowded. John ate so much he was bursting at the seams. Mary's album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams.come apart at the seams|come|seams
v. phr., slang, informal To become upset to the point where one loses self-control and composure as if having suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. After his divorce Joe seemed to be coming apart at the seams.More Idioms/Phrases
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