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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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cuts the ribbon on the DAV Chapter Hall named in his honor at the June 24 dedication in Jacksonville, N. New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, center, cuts the ribbon at Huguenot Hill, the new town home condominium complex in New Rochelle. LAKE LOS ANGELES - When 10-year-old Alyx Torres cuts the ribbon to start the American Heart Association's Antelope Valley Heart Walk, it will symbolize her perseverance. |
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