blow to pieces

idiom

: to damage or destroy (something) with an explosion

The old bridge was blown to pieces during the war.

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In 2019, Mashama Bailey won a prestigious James Beard Award, and is up for another this year, for cooking that continues to pile up accolades and blow to pieces pre-conceived notions about what Southern food is. —

CBS News, 27 Feb. 2022

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