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die Fuge (-n)
   joint; gap, crack; (mus.) fugue
aus den Fugen gehen/geraten (idiom)
   to come apart at the seams, fall apart, collapse, be turned upside down, be out of joint

Eine Fuge ist im Bauwesen ein gewollter oder toleranzbedingter Spalt oder Zwischenraum zwischen zwei Bauteilen oder Materialien.
A joint, in construction, is a desired or tolerance-limited gap or space between two parts of construction or materials.
„Der Flugplan ist komplett aus den Fugen geraten“, sagte eine Sprecherin des Betreibers Fraport.
“The flight schedule has completely collapsed,” said a spokeswoman for the [Frankfurt Airport] operator Fraport.
Man denke nur an Bachs vierstimmige Fuge in H-Dur.
Just consider Bach's four-part Fugue in B major.

Related:
fugen to join
die Dinge wieder ins Lot bringen to set things right, smooth things over, put things back together
kaputtgehen to break down, go on the fritz, go haywire, fall apart

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