"go to pieces" meaning in English

See go to pieces in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes to pieces [present, singular, third-person], going to pieces [participle, present], went to pieces [past], gone to pieces [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to pieces}} go to pieces (third-person singular simple present goes to pieces, present participle going to pieces, simple past went to pieces, past participle gone to pieces)
  1. To become very upset or emotional, to have a breakdown.
    Sense id: en-go_to_pieces-en-verb-gM-k3dfk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. To deteriorate, get much worse, fall apart.
    Sense id: en-go_to_pieces-en-verb-lo-WVAJP

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go to pieces meaning in English (1.2kB)

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