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cut to ribbons ThesaurusVerb | 1. | cut to ribbons - defeat totally; "We must cut the other team to ribbons!"demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" |
cut to ribbons
cut (someone or something) to ribbons1. Literally, to badly cut or gash someone or something. Kids, get away from the broken window—all that glass could cut you to ribbons!2. To judge or criticize someone or something harshly. I thought I had done a good job on the project, but my boss just cut me to ribbons, pointing out every little thing I had overlooked.See also: cut, ribboncut 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, ribbonEncyclopediaSeeribboncut to ribbons Related to cut to ribbons: ribandsWords related to cut to ribbonsverb defeat totallyRelated Words |