go to pieces

1. 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.

Example Sentences

They're a defence that goes to pieces at the drop of a hat.

From BBC

"It just made me go to pieces," Mrs Williams said.

From BBC

That possibility disappeared when the Chargers’ season went to pieces.

From Los Angeles Times

“To let the baby out, you have to be willing to go to pieces,” she writes of childbirth.

From Los Angeles Times

A brilliant bunch, they’re nonetheless going to pieces, and pulling them back together has become Winter’s task — as well as the primary tension of this 600-page novel.

From Los Angeles Times