fall to pieces

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fall to ˈpieces idiom
1. (usually used in the progressive tenses) (of things)to become very old and in bad condition because of long use
Syn: ↑fall apart
• Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long.
2. (of a person, an organization, a plan, etc.)to stop working; to be destroyed
• He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him.
Main entry: ↑piece_idiom