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Phrase(s): fall to pieces
1. Lit. to break into pieces. • The road was so rough the car almost fell to pieces. • I was afraid that my bicycle would fall to pieces before I got there. 2. Fig. to become emotionally upset. • I was so nervous, I fell to pieces and couldn’t give my speech. • Roger fell to pieces when his mother died.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs