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What does fall to pieces mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fall to pieces? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To break into a number of segments; to collapse.
  2. (figuratively) To be emotionally devastated; to break down.
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Cook until tender, but not so long that it will fall to pieces.
When cauliflower is cooked for salad, care must be taken not to cook it so long as to discolor it or cause it to fall to pieces.
A woman is vulgarly said to fall to pieces, or tumble to pieces, when she is confined.
By the glare, Adam could see the tower shake and tremble, and finally fall to pieces like a house of cards.
Gum arabic and dextrin should not be used, for objects thus cemented readily fall to pieces unless kept in perfectly dry rooms.
Without those petrodollars, they'd fall to pieces.

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