单词 | to go to pieces |
释义 | > as lemmasto go (also be, come) (all) to pieces c. to go (also be, come) (all) to pieces: (a) to break up, fall apart, lose cohesion; (b) figurative (colloquial), to fall into confusion or disarray; to become so distracted as to be unable to behave normally. ΚΠ 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. F The smocke of her charity is now all to peeces. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 29 Aug. (1974) VIII. 406 The Court is at this day all to pieces, every man of a faction of one sort or another. 1725 N. Uring Relation Late Intended Settlement Islands St. Lucia & St. Vincent 111 The Casks very often came to Pieces in getting up to the Store-Houses. 1776 Ann. Reg. 1775 185/1 The Abby,..having lately gone to pieces on the Stags near Kenrule..the captain, mate, and two common men..were cast upon the lower stags. 1832 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. in Rec. of Girlhood (1878) III. 215 I thought I should have come to pieces in his hands, as the housemaids say of what they break. 1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant xvii. 173 The hackman will just go all to pieces when he sees that. 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia ii. 26 Once a grand herd under the old Duke, now gone all to pieces. 2001 Times 27 Feb. i. 36/8 McGarrell was dropped next ball by Vikram Solanki at slip and England went to pieces. < as lemmas |
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