goes to pieces
Falls apart emotionally
Goes to pieces describes emotional or mental collapse under stress.
Someone who goes to pieces loses composure, becoming unable to function effectively: She went to pieces when she heard the news.
The phrase suggests shattering—a person fragmenting like broken glass or a machine falling apart.
It can also describe physical deterioration: The old house is going to pieces.
- breaks downStops functioning properly
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- fractureSplit in hard material
- break apartSeparate into pieces
fall to bits · collapse · disintegrate · fall apart · dismantle · hysteria · anguish · meltdown · emotional wreck · sobbing · crumbles · panic · despair · unravel · implode · fragment · decompose · go to pot
goes to pieceskeeps it together
Maintains emotional stability
holds it together · keeps one's cool · weathers the storm · rolls with the punches · soldiers on