to bits
Utterly, into fragments
To bits describes something broken, torn, or reduced into small pieces: The vase shattered to bits, She tore the letter to bits.
The phrase often appears with verbs of destruction.
Figuratively, it intensifies emotional states in British usage: I love you to bits, thrilled to bits, bored to bits—suggesting something so strong it could break you apart.
- crumbleFragment gradually
- fall to piecesFragment completely, lose cohesion
- pulverizeCrush to powder
- smithereensTiny scattered fragments
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
pieces · thrilled · crush · shatter · dote · idolize · tatters · fragment · adore · smash · splinter · love · bored · chuffed · demolish · cherish · delighted · revere