fall to bits

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Definition of fall to bits - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

situations or plans

fail or collapse completely

Their relationship started to fall to bits.

break down

fall apart

physical objects

break into pieces or parts

The old book began to fall to bits.

disintegrate

fall apart

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Expressions with fall

fall apart

break into pieces due to weakness or damage

The old chair finally fell apart when he sat on it..

fall back

move backward in a retreat

The troops had to fall back to a safer position.

fall behind

be late for a regular event

She tends to fall behind in her assignments.

fall for

develop romantic feelings for someone

He fell for her the moment they met.

break one's fall

prevent someone from falling

She reached out to break his fall.

break someone's fall

stop or reduce the force when someone is falling

He used his arms to break her fall.

Expressions with bits

to bits

adv.

broken into small pieces

The vase fell and shattered to bits.

two bits

small amount or portion

She only had two bits of information about the event.

fiddly bits

small intricate parts needing careful handling

I struggled with the fiddly bits of the model airplane.

in bits

adv.

laughing uncontrollably

The comedian had the audience in bits.

bits and pieces

small remaining pieces or things

She collected bits and pieces for her art project.

blow to bits

break something into many small pieces with great force

The old building was blown to bits in the explosion.

take to bits

separate something into all its parts

He took the radio to bits to fix it.

bits and bobs

small things of different types mixed together

I keep all my bits and bobs in this drawer.

excited to bits

adj.

extremely happy and enthusiastic

She was excited to bits about her new job.

hack to bits

cut something into small pieces

The butcher hacked the meat to bits.

Examples of fall to bits in a sentence

His plans for the startup fell to bits due to poor management.
The ancient vase seemed ready to fall to bits.
After years of neglect, the bridge started to fall to bits.

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French:s'effondrer, ...
German:auseinanderfallen, zerfallen, ...
Italian:andare in pezzi, cadere a pezzi, ...
Spanish:desmoronarse, caerse a pedazos, ...
Portuguese:desfazer-se, partir-se, ...
Chinese:崩溃, 散架, ...
Japanese:崩壊する, バラバラになる, ...
Arabic:اِنْهارَ, تَفَكَّكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְמוֹטֵט, לְהִתְפּוֹרֵר, ...
Russian:разваливаться, разваливаться на части, ...
Ukrainian:розвалюватися, розпадатися, ...
Hindi:बिखर जाना, टुकड़ों में टूटना, ...
Bengali:ভেঙে পড়া, টুকরো টুকরো হয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:desfer-se, caure a trossos, ...
Czech:rozpadnout se, rozsypat se, ...
Danish:gå i opløsning, gå i stykker, ...
Dutch:uit elkaar vallen, in stukken breken, ...
Greek:διαλύομαι, κομματιάζομαι, ...
Hungarian:szétesni, darabokra hullani, ...
Khmer:បរាជ័យទាំងស្រុង, បែកខ្ទេចខ្ទី, ...
Korean:붕괴되다, 산산조각 나다, ...
Persian:از هم پاشیدن, تکه‌تکه شدن, ...
Polish:rozpadać się, rozlecieć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):ruir, desfazer-se, ...
Romanian:a se destrăma, a se destrama, ...
Swedish:falla sönder, ...
Thai:พังไม่เป็นท่า, แตกเป็นชิ้นๆ, ...
Turkish:dağılmak, dökülmek, ...
Vietnamese:tan tành, rã ra, ...

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