to shreds

idiom

: into many long, thin pieces
The cats tore/ripped the curtain to shreds.

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Obviously, these two did not get engaged, and J.R. got ripped to shreds at the reunion. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024 The fiberglass dome at Tropicana Field was ripped to shreds by the hurricane’s winds, which immediately created doubt about the Rays playing home games there by the time the season begins next year. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024 The fabric that serves as the roof of Tropicana Field — home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team in St. Petersburg — was ripped to shreds by fierce winds. Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Keep talking and nobody gets torn to shreds by a monster or teleported into a concrete wall. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to shreds 

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“To shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20shreds. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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