smith‧e‧reens /ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/
noun [plural][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Irish Gaelic;
Origin: smidirin, from smiodar 'small piece']
smash/blow etc something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion:
The shop was blown to smithereens by the explosion. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲