ribbon (redirected from Blue Riband)

cut someone to ribbons 

1. Lit. to cut or slice someone severely. He broke a mirror and the glass cut his hand to ribbons.

2. Fig. to criticize someone severely. The critics just cut her acting to ribbons!

See also: cut

shot full of holes and shot to ribbons; shot to hell; shot to pieces 

1. Fig. [of an argument that is] demolished or comprehensively destroyed. Come on, that theory was shot full of holes ages ago. Your argument is all shot to hell.

2. to be very intoxicated due to drink or drugs. Tipsy? Shot to ribbons, more like! Boy, I really felt shot full of holes. I'll never drink another drop.

3. totally ruined. (Use hell with caution.) My car is all shot to hell and can't be depended on. This rusty old knife is shot to hell. I need a sharper one.

See also: full, hole, shot