Verb
To cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.
(idiomatic, transitive) To utterly defeat or overwhelm.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe knife of historical relativism... which has cut to pieces all metaphysics and religion must also bring about healing. Wilhelm Dilthey
[on the high seas] the English are increasing their insolence and barbarity. [T]hey cut to pieces the captain of a ship coming from Spain and threw all the crew into the sea for having defended themselves valiantly. Peter Paul Rubens
Pinned between Conrad and the Swabians, these horsemen were cut to pieces. Source: Internet
It is horrible—horrible; and to think of it, 130,000 magnificent soldiers so cut to pieces by less than 60,000 half-starved ragamuffins! Source: Internet