mettre en pièces

to tear to pieces; figuratively, to utterly defeat or destroy

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to tear to pieces; figuratively, to utterly defeat or destroy Used literally for tearing something apart and figuratively for thoroughly defeating or destroying someone or something.

FR: Elles me mettraient en pièces.

EN: They would tear me to pieces.

Après tout ça, je me vois bien te mettre en pièces !

After all that, I can just see myself tearing you to pieces!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Ou plutôt te mettre en pièces !

Or rather, tear you to pieces!

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

J'aurais dû le mettre en pièces.

I should have torn it to pieces.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Jassi va la mettre en pièces.

Jassi is going to tear her to pieces.

— Dangal (2016)