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Silvio Soldini’s film “Come Undone,” an Italian drama of infidelity, measures the day-by-day emotional costs of an affair.
If it comes undone, they'll be able to see what is inside. In the figurative sense, it means that something has either not gone as planned, or has failed in some way. E.g. a plan can come undone meaning it hasn't worked as expected.
- In the literal sense, this refers to something becoming untied, unwrapped, unfastened, etc. For example: Be careful with that gift. If it comes und...
- In modern English, it is the counterpart of "do up", meaning to fasten (by whatever method - tie, glue, knot, zip, velcro). It is nearly always use...
- If a strap or a knot or some other kind of binding comes undone, it opens by accident and no longer binds anything. If a plan or a scheme or a plot...
- Reinforcing what Colin said, "undone" means ruined. Two cites: And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was...
- It's hard to explain in clear words, but the concept is clear, undo someone/thing, fall apart someone/thing. To come undone is like saying somethin...
Apr 26, 2020 · In the figurative sense, it means that something has either not gone as planned, or has failed in some way. E.g. a plan can come undone meaning it hasn't worked as expected. A person can come undone meaning that they have lost their composure or self-control.
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Come Undone: Directed by Silvio Soldini. With Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Teresa Saponangelo, Giuseppe Battiston. One day at a colleague's going away party, Anna meets Domenico, a virile, slightly older chap who's married with two small kids.
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We also use "come undone" figuratively, to describe things that have not worked out as planned or people that have lost their usual composure and self-control, as if they are made up of physical pieces that are no longer holding together.
Jan 31, 2024 · Along with “Ordinary World,” “Come Undone” was a pivotal song that helped Duran Duran reestablish their mainstream presence, and it prophesied more interesting sonic experimentation to come.
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" Come Undone " is a song by English rock band Duran Duran, released in March 1993 by Parlophone and Capitol as the second single from their seventh studio album, Duran Duran (1993).