Metaphor for a plan that may collapse at any moment Crossword Clue

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METAPHOR (noun)
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
COLLAPSE (verb)
1. suffer a nervous breakdown
2. break down, literally or metaphorically
COLLAPSE (noun)
1. the act of throwing yourself down
2. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

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