went to pieces
phrase
as in fell apart
to yield to mental or emotional stress
After the breakup of his marriage he completely went to pieces.
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Little’s thriller follows Juno Hardwick, a former high-level national security employee whose life fell apart after her father died.
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This may have been one of our worst ideas based purely on how quickly the stock fell apart.
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The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.
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The notice updated the Statistical Area and Coal Closure categories, revealing considerable churn in county eligibility; 170 counties gained status while 154 lost it, based on unemployment data.
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“Went to pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20to%20pieces. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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