give way (
http://definr.com/give way)
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told
the crowd" [syn:
move over,
give,
ease up,
yield]
2: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke";
"The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof
finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn:
collapse,
fall in,
cave in,
give,
break,
founder]
3: end resistance, esp. under pressure or force; "The door
yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram." [syn:
yield]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went
after the accident" [syn:
fail,
go bad,
die, {give
out},
conk out,
go,
break,
break down]