smithereens

[ US /ˌsmɪðɝˈinz/ ]
[ UK /smˈɪθəɹˌiːnz/ ]

NOUN

a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
I wanted to smash him to smithereens
the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens
Berlin was bombed to smithereens
his hopes were dashed to smithereens

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his hopes were dashed to smithereens
They seemed so glad to see us that they did not mind that we had just blown their chicken house to smithereens. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
They are sent out on patrol and know that at any moment they could be blown to smithereens by a bomb. The Sun
I wanted to smash him to smithereens
So many films nowadays involve everyone and everything being blown to smithereens.
Any written judgement is also swiftly posted on the Internet and dissected by one expert or another into smithereens. Global Voices in English » Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial
She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor.
The explosion blew the bridge to smithereens.
His cover as Godly son of the manse is blown to smithereens. The Ghost Of Leaders Past
Shrieking with simulated frustration, Clarkson flew into a bate, picked up a hammer and smashed his desktop to smithereens.

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