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unstuck
unstuck /ˌʌnˈstʌk◂/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: sticky, stuck, unstuck, non-stick; noun: sticker, stickiness; verb: stick
come unstuck
  a. British English informal if a person, plan, or system comes unstuck, they fail at what they were trying to achieve:
    a dangerous area of rock where many climbers come unstuck
  b. if something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was stuck to