go to pieces
Experience an emotional or mental breakdown, as in When she heard of his death she went to pieces. [Late 1800s] For a synonym, see fall apart, def. 2.
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Words nearby go to pieces
go to hell, go to it, go-to-meeting, go too far, go to one's head, go to pieces, go to pot, go to show, go to the devil, go to the dogs, go to the expense
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