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GO TO PIECES

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose one's emotional or mental composure

Example:

She fell apart when her only child died

Synonyms:

fall apart; go to pieces

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "go to pieces" is one way to...):

break down; lose it; snap (lose control of one's emotions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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