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Meanings of cut to ribbons in English

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Usage of cut to ribbons in English
1
Getting out without having the fleet cut to ribbons was the problem.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
2
He was shot through the waistcoat and his suspenders were cut to ribbons.
Nonsense Novels
3
Conner's outfit got caught in an ambush and were being cut to ribbons.
Perilous Shield
4
Yeah, we could do that, and wind up completely surrounded, cut to ribbons.
The Forever War
5
There was no remnant of any engine, and its wings were cut to ribbons.
The Secret Power
6
Their defence is cut to ribbons by a beautiful combination from Iniesta and Messi.
The Guardian
7
Under normal circumstances, Manford's fleet would have been cut to ribbons in a full-fledged battle.
Navigators of Dune
8
Anyone standing near the tree when the wind was high would be cut to ribbons.
The Wise Man’s Fear
9
The film appeared to have been cut to ribbons, rendering the story utterly impossible to follow.
The Irish Times
10
Notice how that cholla is cut to ribbons.
Mavericks
11
If we go in piecemeal like we planned we'll get cut to ribbons by those vipers.
Tarnished Knight
12
Is my navy to be cut to ribbons?
Second Foundation
13
For him. He motioned at a kid of eleven or twelve whose feet were cut to ribbons.
Acts of faith
14
Its concealing hood was gone, cut to ribbons, the remnants hanging around its shoulders, revealing its head.
The Sorceress
15
One lady with many beautiful dresses found them all cut to ribbons when she got back to Belgrade.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
16
It couldn't bite, but we were sure to be crushed or cut to ribbons as it stupidly tried.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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United States of America
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