Thesaurus results for GONE TO PIECES

gone to pieces

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past participle of go to pieces

as in cracked

to yield to mental or emotional stress After the breakup of his marriage he completely went to pieces.

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lost it

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Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Why are the Heat prioritizing a player who’s obviously lost it?

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

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