Daily life
arrive in one piece
arrive undamaged
If something arrives in one piece, it reaches its destination without being damaged.
Hear it in real life
Did your bike survive the flight?
Yes, it arrived in one piece.
The vase was packed carefully and arrived in one piece.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The parcel arrived in one pieces.
Say: The parcel arrived in one piece.
"Piece" is singular in this fixed phrase.
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How it fits in a sentence.
arrive in one piece; get home in one piece
Your turn: say it out loud
The vase was packed carefully and arrived in one piece.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
arrive in one piece
arrive undamaged
“The vase was packed carefully and arrived in one piece.”
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