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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
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.
Democrats are tearing themselves to pieces over how to respond to Trump’s attacks and to grapple with polls showing, for example, that most Americans think that people who are born male shouldn’t compete in girls and women’s sports.
"The dream was shattered to pieces, we didn't know what to do."
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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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