Idioms

dash to pieces

dash to pieces

To smash something into fragments. A noun or pronoun is usually used between "dash" and "to." In a fit of anger, I dashed the plate to pieces. He didn't think I was serious about breaking up until I dashed the framed photo of us to pieces. Quit fiddling with that vase before you dash it to pieces!
See also: dash, piece, to
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dash something to pieces

to break something into small pieces. She dashed the glass to pieces on the floor—she was so mad. The potter dashed the imperfect pot to pieces.
See also: dash, piece, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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