to smash something into pieces

  • 1smash something to pieces — smash/break/tear etc/something to pieces phrase to break something into so many pieces that it is completely destroyed The furniture had been smashed to pieces. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym to breaksynonym …

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  • 2smash something to smithereens — smash/blow/something to smithereens informal phrase to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens. Thesaurus: to breaksynonym Main entry …

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  • 3break something to pieces — smash/break/tear etc/something to pieces phrase to break something into so many pieces that it is completely destroyed The furniture had been smashed to pieces. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym to breaksynonym …

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  • 4smash — smash1 [ smæʃ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to break something noisily into many pieces by dropping or hitting it with a lot of force: Someone had smashed a window. a ) intransitive to break noisily into many pieces: The bottle slipped and smashed to …

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  • 5smash down — ˌsmash ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they smash down he/she/it smashes down present participle smashing down past tense …

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  • 6smash — smash1 [smæʃ] v ↑calculator, ↑hammer [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from smack + mash] 1.) [I and T] to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it ▪ Vandals had smashed all the… …

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  • 7smash — [[t]smæ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ smashes, smashing, smashed 1) V ERG If you smash something or if it smashes, it breaks into many pieces, for example when it is hit or dropped. [V n] Someone smashed a bottle... [V n] A crowd of youths started smashing windows …

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  • 8smash up — verb damage or destroy as if by violence The teenager banged up the car of his mother • Syn: ↑bang up, ↑smash • Derivationally related forms: ↑smash (for: ↑smash), ↑smasher …

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  • 9smash up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you smash something up, you completely destroy it by hitting it and breaking it into many pieces. [V P n (not pron)] She took revenge on her ex boyfriend by smashing up his home... [V n P] You could smash the drawer up with a… …

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  • 10smash down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms smash down : present tense I/you/we/they smash down he/she/it smashes down present participle smashing down past tense smashed down past participle smashed down to make something fall down and break into… …

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