the wheels came off the wagon

A form of the wheels fell off — Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of the wheels fell off.

    However, until the wheels came off the wagon in 2008, no doubt existed as to the efficacy of Bush's Reaganomics redux in feathering the nests of his wealthy “base.”

    2012, David L. Smith, The Predicament
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APA

the wheels came off the wagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wheels%20came%20off%20the%20wagon

MLA

“the wheels came off the wagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wheels%20came%20off%20the%20wagon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the wheels came off the wagon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wheels%20came%20off%20the%20wagon.

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