潰れる

つぶれる

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
to get dead drunk See also: 飲みつぶれる (のみつぶれる).

たぶんその内閣はつぶれるでしょう。
In all probability, the cabinet will fall.
結婚前は両目を見開き、結婚したら片目をつぶれ。
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
雪の重さで家がつぶれた。
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
彼は全力をふりしぼってつぶれた車からはい出した。
He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.
ここの人たちは舌が肥えていますから、安くてもまずい店はすぐにつぶれてしまうんですよ。
The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good.