Something that looks as if it might collapse any minute: “Our old washing machine is ________.”
| ON ITS LAST LEGS | 208 |
| FALLING APART | 77 |
| KAPUT | 71 |
| WORN OUT | 70 |
| SHOT | 63 |
| PLAYED OUT | 60 |
| GOING TO PIECES | 29 |
| ABOUT DONE FOR | 28 |
| ON THE BLINK | 28 |
| WORE OUT | 27 |
| HAYWIRE | 26 |
| DONE FOR | 25 |
| HAS HAD IT | 24 |
| NR | 24 |
| ON ITS LAST LEG | 19 |
| SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 18 |
| BROKEN DOWN | 15 |
| HAD IT | 14 |
| HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS | 14 |
| BROKE DOWN | 13 |
| FALLING TO PIECES | 12 |
| FINISHED | 11 |
| ABOUT HAD IT | 10 |
| GONE | 10 |
| HAD ITS DAY | 9 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 9 |
| ON THE FRITZ | 9 |
| WRECK | 9 |
| CONKED OUT | 8 |
| ABOUT SHOT | 7 |
| GONE HAYWIRE | 7 |
| ABOUT PLAYED OUT | 6 |
| BROKEN | 6 |
| HAS HAD ITS DAY | 6 |
| HAS SEEN ITS DAY | 6 |
| JUST ABOUT HAD IT | 6 |
| ON THE WAY OUT | 6 |
| OUT OF ORDER | 6 |
| SEEN ITS DAYS | 6 |
| ABOUT GONE | 5 |
| ABOUT TO FALL TO PIECES | 5 |
| BEYOND REPAIR | 5 |
| DEFUNCT | 5 |
| DILAPIDATED | 5 |
| HAS ABOUT HAD IT | 5 |
| ON THE BUM | 5 |
| READY FOR THE JUNK PILE | 5 |
| THROUGH | 5 |
| ABOUT DONE | 4 |
| ABOUT TO FALL APART | 4 |
| ABOUT TO GIVE UP | 4 |
| ABOUT WORN OUT | 4 |
| DONE | 4 |
| GONE FLOOEY | 4 |
| JUNK | 4 |
| ON ITS WAY OUT | 4 |
| OUT OF FIX | 4 |
| ABOUT FINISHED | 3 |
| ALL HAYWIRE | 3 |
| BURNED OUT | 3 |
| GIVE OUT | 3 |
| GIVE UP THE GHOST | 3 |
| GONE BAD | 3 |
| GONER | 3 |
| HAS GIVEN UP THE GHOST | 3 |
| HAS JUST ABOUT HAD IT | 3 |
| IN BAD SHAPE | 3 |
| NO GOOD | 3 |
| ON ITS LAST GO-ROUND | 3 |
| OUT | 3 |
| OUT OF COMMISSION | 3 |
| OUT OF KILTER | 3 |
| OUT OF WHACK | 3 |
| PASSE | 3 |
| POOPED OUT | 3 |
| READY FOR THE JUNK HEAP | 3 |
| READY TO COLLAPSE | 3 |
| READY TO CONK OUT | 3 |
| SEEN ITS DAY | 3 |
| SHOT ITS WAD | 3 |
| ABOUT THROUGH | 2 |
| ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE GHOST | 2 |
| ABOUT TO PLAY OUT | 2 |
| ALL SHOT | 2 |
| ANTIQUE | 2 |
| BUSTED | 2 |
| CLUNKED OUT | 2 |
| DEAD | 2 |
| DONE ITS DO | 2 |
| FLEW THE COOP | 2 |
| GAVE UP THE GHOST | 2 |
| GIVEN OUT | 2 |
| GIVING UP THE GHOST | 2 |
| GONE ON THE BLINK | 2 |
| GONE TO THE BAD | 2 |
| GONE UP THE SPOUT | 2 |
| HAS HAD THE COURSE | 2 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BETTER DAY | 2 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BETTER DAYS | 2 |
| HAS SEEN ITS LAST DAYS | 2 |
| HOPELESS | 2 |
| ITS HAD IT | 2 |
| JUST ABOUT FINISHED | 2 |
| JUST ABOUT GONE | 2 |
| KAPLUNK | 2 |
| ON ITS LAST LAP | 2 |
| ON ITS LAST PEGS | 2 |
| ON THE HUMMER | 2 |
| ON THE SKIDS | 2 |
| ON THE VERGE | 2 |
| QUIT | 2 |
| READY FOR THE JUNKYARD | 2 |
| READY TO BREAK DOWN | 2 |
| READY TO FALL APART | 2 |
| READY TO GIVE OUT | 2 |
| READY TO GIVE UP | 2 |
| READY TO GIVE UP THE GHOST | 2 |
| READY TO GO | 2 |
| SEEN BETTER DAYS | 2 |
| SEEN ITS BEST DAY | 2 |
| SEEN ITS LAST DAYS | 2 |
| SHOT TO HELL | 2 |
| UNREPAIRABLE | 2 |
| WASHED OUT | 2 |
| ABOUT ALL DONE | 1 |
| ABOUT BEAT | 1 |
| ABOUT CONKED OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT DONE UP | 1 |
| ABOUT FIZZLED OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT GIVEN OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT GOING TO PIECES | 1 |
| ABOUT GONE OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT GONE UP | 1 |
| ABOUT KAPUT | 1 |
| ABOUT PEGGED OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT READY FOR THE JUNK HEAP | 1 |
| ABOUT READY TO BLOW A GASKET | 1 |
| ABOUT READY TO FALL APART | 1 |
| ABOUT READY TO GIVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| ABOUT READY TO GO | 1 |
| ABOUT READY TO QUIT | 1 |
| ABOUT SEEN ITS LAST DAYS | 1 |
| ABOUT SHOT THE WORKS | 1 |
| ABOUT SPENT ITS TIME | 1 |
| ABOUT TO BLOW UP | 1 |
| ABOUT TO BREAK DOWN | 1 |
| ABOUT TO CAVE UNDER | 1 |
| ABOUT TO CONK OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GIVE OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GIVE OUT ON ME | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GO | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GO TO POT | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GO TO… | 1 |
| ABOUT TO PASS OUT | 1 |
| ABOUT TO SING ITS LAST | 1 |
| ABOUT TO SWARM | 1 |
| ABSOLUTELY DILAPIDATED | 1 |
| ACTING UP | 1 |
| ALL CONKED OUT | 1 |
| ALL DONE FOR | 1 |
| ALL FOULED UP | 1 |
| ALL GONE TO POT | 1 |
| ALL IN | 1 |
| ALL THROUGH | 1 |
| ALL WASHED UP | 1 |
| ALL WORE OUT | 1 |
| ALMOST DONE FOR | 1 |
| ALMOST GONE | 1 |
| BAG OF BOLTS | 1 |
| BARELY HOLDING UP | 1 |
| BEEN THROUGH IT | 1 |
| BLINKED OUT | 1 |
| BLOWED UP | 1 |
| BREAKING DOWN | 1 |
| BROKE | 1 |
| CAVED IN | 1 |
| CLEAR GONE | 1 |
| COLLAPSING | 1 |
| COMING APART | 1 |
| CONKING OUT | 1 |
| DILAPALATED | 1 |
| DISCOMBOOBERATED | 1 |
| DOESN’T OWE US ANYTHING | 1 |
| DONE IT | 1 |
| DONE SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 1 |
| DONE WITH | 1 |
| DUE TO GIVE OUT | 1 |
| DYING | 1 |
| FAILED | 1 |
| FALLEN APART | 1 |
| FALLEN TO PIECES | 1 |
| FALLING TO BITS | 1 |
| FINALLY GAVE OUT | 1 |
| FINALLY GAVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| FIXING TO GO TO THE JUNK PILE | 1 |
| FIZZLED OUT | 1 |
| FLUBBED THE DUB | 1 |
| FRITZ | 1 |
| FUTSCH | 1 |
| GASPING ITS LAST BREATH | 1 |
| GOING BAD | 1 |
| GOING ON THE BLINK | 1 |
| GOING TO BREAK DOWN | 1 |
| GOING TO FALL APART | 1 |
| GOING TO POT | 1 |
| GOING TO TAKE OUT ON US | 1 |
| GONE BY | 1 |
| GONE BY THE BOARD | 1 |
| GONE BYE-BYE | 1 |
| GONE CUCKOO | 1 |
| GONE KAPUT | 1 |
| GONE ON THE BRINK | 1 |
| GONE ON THE BUM | 1 |
| GONE OUT OF FIX | 1 |
| GONE TO HELL | 1 |
| GONE TO PIECES | 1 |
| GONE TO POT | 1 |
| GONE TO THE DOGS | 1 |
| HARDLY ABLE | 1 |
| HAS ABOUT DONE ITS DO | 1 |
| HAS DONE ITS DO | 1 |
| HAS DONE ITS DUTY | 1 |
| HAS GIVEN OUT | 1 |
| HAS GIVEN UP | 1 |
| HAS GONE HAYWIRE | 1 |
| HAS GONE TO PIECES | 1 |
| HAS PLAYED OUT | 1 |
| HAS SAW ITS BEST DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SEEN HER DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BEST DAY | 1 |
| HAS SEEN ITS LAST DAY | 1 |
| HAS SERVED ITS TIME | 1 |
| IN ITS LAST LAP | 1 |
| IN SAD SHAPE | 1 |
| IS SHOT | 1 |
| ISN’T WORTH FIXING | 1 |
| ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED | 1 |
| IT’S DONE ITS DO | 1 |
| IT’S GIVEN OUT | 1 |
| IT’S GONE UP | 1 |
| IT’S SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 1 |
| IT’S SEEN ITS DAY | 1 |
| JUST A WRECK | 1 |
| JUST ABOUT DONE DONE | 1 |
| JUST ABOUT DONE IN | 1 |
| JUST ABOUT READY TO DIE | 1 |
| JUST ABOUT SHOT | 1 |
| JUST ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| JUST MAKING IT | 1 |
| KAFLOOEY | 1 |
| KNOCKED OFF | 1 |
| LAID UP | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A WRECK | 1 |
| NEARLY WORN OUT | 1 |
| NO GOOD ANYMORE | 1 |
| NOT WORKING | 1 |
| OF NO USE ANYMORE | 1 |
| ON ITS LAST DAY | 1 |
| ON ITS LAST ROUND | 1 |
| ON ITS LAST TUNE | 1 |
| ON THE BLINKS | 1 |
| ON THE LAST LEGS | 1 |
| ON THE SICK LIST | 1 |
| OSCAR-SPIELED | 1 |
| OUT OF REPAIR | 1 |
| OUT OF SHAPE | 1 |
| OUTDATED | 1 |
| OVER THE HILL | 1 |
| PASSED ITS DAY | 1 |
| PASSED ITS USE | 1 |
| PLAYING OUT | 1 |
| PLUMB WORE OUT | 1 |
| PRETTY NEAR DONE | 1 |
| PRETTY NEAR DONE FOR | 1 |
| PRETTY NEAR THROUGH | 1 |
| PRETTY OLD | 1 |
| QUIT WORK | 1 |
| RATTLETRAP | 1 |
| READY FOR JUNK | 1 |
| READY FOR THE DUMP | 1 |
| READY FOR THE DUMP GROUND | 1 |
| READY FOR THE JUNKMAN | 1 |
| READY TO GO TO POT | 1 |
| READY TO JUNK | 1 |
| READY TO QUIT | 1 |
| REALLY RAGGED | 1 |
| REALLY THROUGH | 1 |
| RUN DOWN | 1 |
| SEED ITS BEST DAYS | 1 |
| SEEN ITS BETTER DAYS | 1 |
| SERVED ITS TIME | 1 |
| SEWED ITS LAST STITCH | 1 |
| SHACKLY | 1 |
| SINGING ITS LAST TUNE | 1 |
| SPEND ITS BEST DAYS | 1 |
| SQUATTED | 1 |
| SQUIZZLED | 1 |
| TO THE END OF THE WAY | 1 |
| TORE UP | 1 |
| TORN UP | 1 |
| WENT HAYWIRE | 1 |
| WIPED OUT | 1 |
| WON’T WORK NO MORE | 1 |
| WORE PLUMB OUT | 1 |
| WRECKED | 1 |
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