"to pieces" meaning in English

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          "text": "I just love my nieces to pieces."
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        "Completely, utterly."
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        "(idiomatic) Out of control."
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          "text": "I went all to pieces when my brother died."
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        "Into a state of emotional breakdown."
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        "(idiomatic) Into a state of emotional breakdown."
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      "sense": "into parts",
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      "sense": "into parts",
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