Meaning

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

  2. To deteriorate, get much worse, fall apart.

More definitions
  • lose one's emotional or mental composure

Forms

goes to pieces, going to pieces, went to pieces, gone to pieces
Base formgo to pieces · to go to pieces
3rd person singulargoes to pieces
Present participlegoing to pieces
Past simplewent to pieces
Past participlegone to pieces

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo to pieces
he, she, itgoes to pieces

Past simpleLesson

all personswent to pieces

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone to pieces
he, she, ithas gone to pieces

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go to pieces

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • lose one's emotional or mental composure:fall apart

See also

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