the wheels came off the wagon
English
Phrase
the wheels came off the wagon
- (idiomatic) Synonym of the wheels fell off
- 2012, David L. Smith, The Predicament
- 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