- Home
- Idioms
- fall to bits
fall to bits
fall to bits
1. Literally, to fall or break apart. This old truck my grandfather sold me started falling to bits as soon as I began driving it.
2. To become emotionally upset or unstable. She fell to bits when she heard the news of her mother's death.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gert | | GERT (German), KHERT (Dutch) | German, Dutch |
Virgee | | VUR-jee | English |
Arrats | | - | Basque |
Jabez | | JAY-bez (English) | Biblical |
Ye-Jun | | ye-joon | Korean |
Wigmund | | - | Anglo-Saxon |