to pieces
English
Prepositional phrase
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see to, piece.
- Into fragments or parts.
- The dog tore the doll to pieces.
- Into fragments or parts.
- (idiomatic) Completely, utterly.
- I just love my nieces to pieces.
- (idiomatic) Out of control.
- (idiomatic) Into a state of emotional breakdown.
- I went all to pieces when my brother died.
Synonyms
- (into parts): apart, into pieces, to bits, to smithereens
- (utterly): to death
Derived terms
References
- to pieces at OneLook Dictionary Search
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