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To collapse inwards.
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The heavy rain caused the roof to fall in.
Submitted on March 14, 2012
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- knock over
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- at the ready
- brown thumb
- catch flies
- catch-as-catch-can
- dead on
- deep water
- even money
- full speed ahead
- get by the balls
- go out of one's way
- goose is cooked
- hack it
- half-baked
- head-in-the-sand
- in black and white
- in heaven's name
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- it takes two to tango
- keep a lid on
- keep an eye out
- keep one on one's toes
- kick the bucket
- kindred soul
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- make out like a bandit
- mind one's own business
- muckety muck
- of late
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- old stick
- on steroids
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