go to pieces

verb

To become very upset or emotional, to have a breakdown.

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fall apart
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Meanings

verbgo 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)

present singular third person goes to pieces · participle present going to pieces · past went to pieces · participle past gone to pieces

  1. To become very upset or emotional, to have a breakdown.
  2. To deteriorate, get much worse, fall apart.

Synonyms & antonyms

verblose one's emotional or mental composure

Similar
fall apart
Broader
break downlose itsnap
Also see
fall apart

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

go to pieces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20pieces

MLA

“go to pieces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20pieces. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to pieces,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20pieces.

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