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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
Martin Luther

Meaning of "go to pieces" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES GO TO PIECES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of go to pieces in the English dictionary

The definition of go to pieces in the dictionary is to lose control of oneself; have a breakdown. Other definition of go to pieces is to disintegrate.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO TO PIECES

go to
go to bed
go to blazes!
go to court
go to ground
go to it
go to law
go to meet one´s Maker
go to one´s head
go to pot
go to sea
go to seed
go to the country
go to the devil
go to the dogs
go to the pack
go to the wall
go to town
go together
go too far

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO TO PIECES

advances
circumstances
consequences
emergency services
faeces
feces
finances
financial services
Forces
house prices
human resources
human-resources
pick up the pieces
pieces
races
resources
scoleces
services
the services
under the circumstances

Synonyms and antonyms of go to pieces in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «go to pieces» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO TO PIECES

Find out the translation of go to pieces to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go to pieces from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go to pieces» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

去片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir a piezas
570 millions of speakers

English

go to pieces
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टुकड़े करने के लिए जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اذهب إلى أشلاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пойти на куски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir para peças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টুকরা যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´évanouir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi ke keping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バラバラに行く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조각 으로 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindhah menyang bêsik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi ra từng mảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துண்டுகளாகப் போங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुकडे जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parçalara ayır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infrangersi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

go na kawałki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піти на шматки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te în bucăți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάει στα κομμάτια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan na stukke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

går sönder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå i stykker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go to pieces

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO TO PIECES»

The term «go to pieces» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO TO PIECES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go to pieces

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2 QUOTES WITH «GO TO PIECES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word go to pieces.
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Martin Luther
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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Ashley Madekwe
I've teamed up with BaubleBar to curate a collection of gorgeous jewelry pieces. I worked closely with the BaubleBar team to design a collection that encompasses my style and all of my go to pieces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO TO PIECES»

Discover the use of go to pieces in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go to pieces and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist ...
Reprint. Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart teaches us that only by letting go can we star
Mark Epstein, 1999
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The Synonym Finder
2. break down, break, go to pieces; stop working, SI. conk out, SI. go kaput, Inf. peter out, Inf. fizzle out, die out; go to pot, Inf. go to the dogs, go to wrack and ruin; explode, blow up, fulminate, burst, detonate. 3. miscarry, abort, go wrong, misfire,  ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist ...
him as such, was the first step in allowing herself to go to pieces I suggested that she had to befriend the lion Perhaps she could bring him some milk. My thinking in giving such advice was that Lucy's raging father was blocking her access to ...
Mark Epstein, 2013
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
2. come apart so that smth. is in separate pieces: Does this machine come to pieces? go to pieces - (also: fall to pieces) 1 . = come to pieces l: The vessel is going to pieces, and it is full time for all who can, to leave her. 2. collapse physically or ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
go to pieces go to the country she simply passed out at the table. 2. i ra ne koke, ia mori mendjen □ Don 't let the manager 's congratulations go to your head. Next week he 's just as likely to bite your head off. □ The girl's fame as a movie ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duell
V. be destroyed &c; perish; fall to the ground; tumble, topple; go to pieces, fall to pieces; break up; crumble to dust; go to the dogs, go to the wall, go to smash, go to shivers, go to wreck, go to pot, go to wrack and ruin; go by the board, go all to ...
John Donne, William Henry Draper, Izaak Walton, 1926
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Roget's Thesaurus:
(extraction) 301; beginning of the end, commencement de la fin [Fr.], road to ruin; dilapidation &c. (deterioration) 659; sabotage. V. be destroyed &c.; perish; fall to the ground; tumble, topple; go to pieces, fall to pieces; break up; crumble to dust;  ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... success has gone to his head Go to one's heart: Touch one deeply * It goes to his heart to see so much misery Go to pieces: Break up entirely; lose completely; break down physically, mentally or morally; decline in power * The China tea-pot  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
... 2 : to cause one to become conceited or overconfident — go to pieces : to become shattered (as in nerves or health) — go to the mat : to make an all-out combative effort (as in support of a position) — go to town 1 : to work or act rapidly or ...
‎2004
10
Toy Camp
We'll still be friends and live in harmony. JIG: (Sings.) I go to pieces; oh, without you. SAW: (Sings.) I go to pieces; I need you too. JIG & SAW: (Sing.) I go to pieces I need you/Without you (After the song, they hug and join SIDE and WEDGELY ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO TO PIECES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go to pieces is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deal with failure, success will take care of itself
Many just crack under the pressure and go to pieces when they are faced with a peer group that races ahead as they struggle just to keep afloat ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
French Have Been Toast at the Slams
The usual knock on French players is their fragile mentality. They have a tendency to lose focus or go to pieces when the match turns against ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Is Islam A Threat To America?
If the time comes when America shall go to pieces, it will… [be] from… losing sight of the fact that 'Righteousness exalteth a nation, but that sin ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
4
Marking the 1924 opening of the Mary Street Bridge
“While I was mayor, we saw the old bridge at this point go to pieces,” said Jones. “The reopening of an avenue for traffic between the east and ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Jul 15»
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The outsourcing considerations for SaaS and cloud services
... and security will go to pieces if their data lives behind somebody else's firewall. The irony, of course, is that their information may be better managed and more ... «TechTarget, Jul 15»
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PERRY: If you're hating gay marriage, the displeasure of your …
You in turn go to pieces and start your sanctimonious whining. Again put a lid on your sanctimony, hypocrite! And as an aside, up yours sparky. «Aurora Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Salford bodybuilder, 60, sold steroids from the kitchen of his home …
“He said he was afraid if he stopped taking them his body would go to pieces because his joints had been weakened by steroid use, so he felt ... «Manchester Evening News, Jun 15»
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David Roper: Don't put your faith in broken cisterns
Some folks do go to pieces, of course; they crack up under the strain. Most of us, however, as Fromm goes on to say, “avoid this outcome by ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 15»
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20 things that may surprise first-time visitors to the UK
This is particularly galling on weekends and public holidays, when the whole network can go to pieces for repair work, and achingly slow "rail ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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US Women Beat Colombia 2-0 To Reach Quarterfinals
Nor did the Colombians go to pieces after the red card, or after going down two goals. The win against France was a massive result for the ... «ESPN, Jun 15»

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