How to Pronounce "go to pieces"
expression
GOH-tuh-PEE-siz
goh-TOO-PEE-siz
Definition
To lose control of your emotions or mental state, often because of great stress, shock, or sadness. Sometimes used to describe things physically breaking apart.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpisəz/, /ˈpisɪz
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈiːsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH-tuh-PEE-siz
UK
goh-TOO-PEE-siz
Listen in Context
After her dog died, she went to pieces for weeks.
He goes to pieces whenever he has to speak in public.
The old chair went to pieces when I sat on it.
When the company closed, a lot of workers just went to pieces.