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[ˌsmɪðə'riːnz]nome pluraleto smash sth. to smithereens — mandare qcs. in frantumi
* * *smithereens /smɪðəˈri:nz/, smithers /ˈsmɪðəz/n. pl.(fam.) frammenti; frantumi; pezzetti: to smash (o to blow) st. to (o into) smithereens, mandare in frantumi qc.; ridurre in briciole qc.* * *[ˌsmɪðə'riːnz]nome pluraleto smash sth. to smithereens — mandare qcs. in frantumi
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smash 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 … Useful english dictionary
smithereens — noun (plural) smash sth to smithereens informal to completely destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smithereens — smith|e|reens [ˌsmıðəˈri:nz] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: smidirin, from smiodar small piece ] smash/blow etc sth to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion ▪ The shop… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blow 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 … Useful english dictionary