unstuck

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thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available
past of unstick
If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. The brown vinyl covering all the horizontal surfaces is coming unstuck in several places
freed, loosed, separated
To come unstuck means to fail. Where economics comes unstuck is when it doesn't take account of the anticipated actions of human beings see also unstick = fail. come unstuck a if a person, plan, or system comes unstuck, they fail at what they were trying to achieve
free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck"
come unstuck
To get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails
come unstuck
break down, fall apart (e.g., "It is so unfortunate, their marriage came unstuck after only a year and a half")
unstick
To release, as one thing stuck to another
unstick
To free something from the condition of being stuck (mechanically, or with adhesive)
unstick
{f} free, loose, separate (something stuck or attached)
unstick
If you unstick something or if it unsticks, it becomes separated from the thing that it was stuck to. Mike shook his head, to unstick his hair from his sweating forehead The stewards' badges are made so they do not unstick from a car and therefore cannot be passed around. see also unstuck
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