Thesaurus results for GO TO PIECES

go to pieces

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Definition of go to pieces

as in crack

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

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The first night, one date ends with an awkward non-kiss, and two more fall apart when a scheduling mix-up exposes Roy’s scheme.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
That was after a group of states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed to block the deal on antitrust grounds — and before preliminary settlement talks between the California AG and Paramount seemed to fall apart earlier this week.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of fall apart

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More than a week after the initial storm, many residents in East Chicago, Indiana, who lost power regained it, but then lost it again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Some people who lost power after the storm last week got it back, but then lost it again because of the fire.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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