split seam; (fig.) flaw; weak point

to burst open; to split at the seam

to come unsewn

spindle

to burst forth

to burst; to split

to have a ripped seam

to split open; to split apart

to appear (formal)

to swell to bursting (after having eaten too much)

to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)