"fall to bits" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls to bits [present, singular, third-person], falling to bits [participle, present], fell to bits [past], fallen to bits [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> to bits}} fall to bits (third-person singular simple present falls to bits, present participle falling to bits, simple past fell to bits, past participle fallen to bits)
  1. (informal) To fall apart. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-fall_to_bits-en-verb-3Hd8soSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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