COLLAPSE INTO SOMETHING

collapse into something: translation

collapse into something

1. Lit. to fall down into something with suddenness, as if out of energy. •

She was so tired, she collapsed into the chair.

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Juan collapsed into a chair and fell fast asleep.

2. Fig. [for someone] to fall into a particular kind of despair. •

The poor man collapsed into a deep depression.

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Scott collapsed into his own personal brand of grieving.