blow someone or something to smithereens

blow someone or something to smithereens
blow someone or something to smithereens & blow someone or something to bits & blow someone or something to pieces
Lit. to explode someone or something into tiny pieces. (See also blow something to smithereens.) •

The bomb blew the ancient church to smithereens.

The explosion blew the tank to bits.

The explosion blew the car to pieces.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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