Pronunciation: /fɔːl tuː ˈpiːsɪz/
noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
A1 My toy car fell to pieces.
A2 The old chair in the attic is starting to fall to pieces.
B1 After the breakup, she felt like her world was falling to pieces.
B2 The company's reputation fell to pieces after the scandal.
C1 The once successful business began to fall to pieces due to mismanagement.
C2 The government's plan fell to pieces when key members resigned unexpectedly.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 My phone fell to pieces when I dropped it on the floor.
A2 The old chair fell to pieces after years of use.
B1 The team's performance fell to pieces after their star player got injured.
B2 The company's reputation fell to pieces after the scandal was exposed.
C1 Her carefully constructed plan fell to pieces when unexpected obstacles arose.
C2 The once powerful empire fell to pieces due to internal conflicts and external pressures.
adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
A1 When I get nervous, my hands fall to pieces and I can't hold anything.
A2 After the breakup, she felt like her whole world was falling to pieces.
B1 The team's performance fell to pieces after their star player got injured.
B2 The company's reputation fell to pieces following the scandal.
C1 The political situation in the country is falling to pieces and a resolution is needed urgently.
C2 The economy of the country is slowly falling to pieces due to corrupt practices in the government.
preposition a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence
A1 When I dropped the glass, it fell to pieces.
A2 The old book fell to pieces when I tried to open it.
B1 After the breakup, she felt like her whole world was falling to pieces.
B2 The company's reputation fell to pieces after the scandal was exposed.
C1 The government's plan to improve the economy fell to pieces due to lack of support.
C2 The artist's career fell to pieces when his controversial work was heavily criticized.
formal The old building began to fall to pieces due to years of neglect.
informal After the breakup, she just fell to pieces and couldn't stop crying.
slang When he found out he failed the test, he just fell to pieces.
figurative His mental health started to fall to pieces after the traumatic event.
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