he bought it yesterday. shot to bits . 英国病人里的一句话，意思是他昨天死了，被打成了筛子。求详解？

麦克米兰词典：

(have) bought it INFORMAL

to have been killed:

Sam nearly bought it in that car accident.

口语中bought it 就是中招死掉了的意思

shot to bits就是被打成了碎片。句子补全了应该是He was shot to bits. shot是射击shoot的被动形式。bit是碎片。