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cut to ribbons

cut to ribbons verb: to rip to shreds.

Verb

cut to ribbons (third-person singular simple present cuts to ribbons, present participle cutting to ribbons, simple past and past participle cut to ribbons)

  1. To rip to shreds
    • Staging a match at the Stok Racecourse - the oldest stadium in the world still hosting international football - was therefore a means for Wales' players and staff to show their gratitude to their north Walian fans.
      They did so with a flourish, cutting Gibraltar to ribbons with a ruthless first-half...2023 October 11, Dafydd Pritchard, “Wales 4-0 Gibraltar”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    tear to ribbons, cut to shreds

Synonyms of cut to ribbons

  • tear to ribbons
  • cut to shreds

Forms of cut to ribbons

third-person singular presentcuts to ribbons
present participlecutting to ribbons
past participlecut to ribbons
pastcut to ribbons

Questions about cut to ribbons

What does cut to ribbons mean?
Cut to ribbons means to rip to shreds.
What part of speech is cut to ribbons?
Cut to ribbons is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut to ribbons?
The past tense of cut to ribbons is cut to ribbons.

Words near cut to ribbons in the dictionary

  1. cut ties
  2. cut time
  3. cut to black
  4. cut to Hecuba
  5. cut to pieces
  6. cut to ribbons
  7. cut to the bone
  8. cut to the chase
  9. cut to the quick
  10. cut under
  11. cut up

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