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went to pieces

went to pieces is the simple past of go to pieces.

Meaning of go to pieces

Verb

go 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)

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

Questions about went to pieces

What is went to pieces the simple past of?
Went to pieces is the simple past of go to pieces.

Words near went to pieces in the dictionary

  1. went to Halifax
  2. went to heck
  3. went to hell
  4. went to hell and back
  5. went to pains
  6. went to pieces
  7. went to pigs and whistles
  8. went to plan
  9. went to pot
  10. went to press
  11. went to Prestwich

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