From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmash/blow etc something to smithereenssmash/blow etc something to smithereensinformalBREAK to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion The shop was blown to smithereens by the explosion. → smithereens
Examples from the Corpus
smash/blow etc something to smithereens• He says an overweight lorry in a crash will smash a car to smithereens. 