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to pieces
Idioms and Phrases
Into fragments, disorganized, or confused, as in I tore his argument to pieces . This metaphoric term has been so used since about 1600. Also see go to pieces ; pick apart (to pieces) ; thrill to pieces .Example Sentences
"I can't wait for him to smash you to pieces on Saturday," Hearn said, raising his voice to be heard.
While walking through the debris fields in his old neighborhood, Aparicio was drawn to pieces of glass that had morphed into an iridescent color and slumped over from the heat of the fire.
Lily's lifelong love of acting was also blown to pieces by the shattering abuse.
"It just made me go to pieces," Mrs Williams said.
Ministry also made an indelible impression, blasting everyone’s eardrums to pieces.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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