break something into pieces

"I could break you into small pieces with only one hand."

They didn't want technology to break them into pieces, as it's done to us.

Sent back in time to change- The thought broke into pieces.

A third would break the system into even smaller pieces.

The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces, and we had very little time.

It broke into a few pieces and fell to the ground.

After some time, the rock may be weak enough to break into pieces.

Your father wants to break me into very small pieces.

It hit against the wall, and broke into a thousand pieces.

She tried to smile, though her heart was breaking into a hundred pieces.