the wheels fell off

slang An unexpected problem arose, with (real or hyperbolically) disastrous effects. The job interview was going well, but the wheels fell off once I started rambling about my personal life. My plan was to have dinner ready by the time you got home, but the wheels fell off when the washer flooded.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abu	-	Arabic
Agnija	-	Serbian, Macedonian, Latvian
Marinko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Hashim	-	Arabic
Tzillah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Malaika	mah-LIEK-ah	Arabic