fall to pieces
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If piers were houses, most would have been condemned decades ago, or left to fall to pieces on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Comets can suddenly brighten in an outburst, fall to pieces or just fizzle out.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
Seeing Seydoux suddenly fall to pieces carries with it an honesty in how we all try to hold ourselves and our lives together until we simply cannot.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Part of the thrill of theater is its immediacy and, along with it, the potential for something to fall to pieces.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2020
She’d pull out an old scarf that would fall to pieces in her hands, or open a box that proved to be full of bent carpet tacks.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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