ADJ

big, huge, large, long
little, short, small, tiny
The plate smashed into little pieces on the stone floor
bite-sized
The book breaks the information into bite-sized pieces
equal
odd
She makes her sculptures out of odd pieces of scrap metal

PREP

in ~s
The vase was now in pieces on the kitchen floor
~ of
a piece of bread A few pieces of the jigsaw were missing

PHRASES

bits and pieces
I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket
break/smash into pieces
The cake just broke into pieces when I cut it
come to pieces
This chair comes to pieces
fall to pieces
My old dictionary is falling to pieces
piece by piece
We'll need to take the engine apart, piece by piece
smash sth to pieces, take sth to pieces
Can I take this jigsaw to pieces?
tear sth into/ to pieces
She tore the letter into tiny pieces

ADJ

amazing, beautiful, brilliant, fine, good, impressive, lovely, magnificent, marvellous, remarkable, superb, wonderful
The best pieces include three paintings by El Greco
effective, powerful
This is an effective piece of writing
atmospheric, dramatic
interesting
favourite
important
ambitious
original
an original piece written specifically for the producer
short
a short piece by Willie Simmonds on television satire
finished
occasional
an occasional piece on the lives of ordinary people
centre (also centrepiece)
companion
a companion piece to the portrait of Gauguin's empty chair
modern, period, traditional
choral, orchestral, piano
museum

VERB + PIECE

compose, produce, write
He hasn't produced a single piece of writing this year
commission
perform, play, sing
read, hear
publish
display, exhibit, show

PIECE + VERB

be called sth, be entitled sth

PREP

~ by
They are exhibiting two important pieces by Calder
~ for
a piece for symphony orchestra, choir and four soloists
~ from
She read a piece from 'Alice in Wonderland'
~ of
a piece of jewellery

PHRASES

a piece of music/sculpture/work/writing