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tore to shreds

tore to shreds is the simple past of tear to shreds.

Meaning of tear to shreds

Verb

tear to shreds (third-person singular simple present tears to shreds, present participle tearing to shreds, simple past tore to shreds, past participle torn to shreds)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of tear to pieces.
    • My opportunity to see what one of these engines could do came when we left Ballymoney on the train from Derry eight minutes late: No. 53 and her crew tore the schedule to shreds and reached Belfast six minutes early, having gained time on every section.1959 June, R. A. Young, “A Railway Holiday in Ireland—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 420
    Synonyms:
    tear to pieces

Questions about tore to shreds

What is tore to shreds the simple past of?
Tore to shreds is the simple past of tear to shreds.

Words near tore to shreds in the dictionary

  1. tore someone a new asshole
  2. tore someone a new one
  3. tore someone off a strip
  4. tore strips off someone
  5. tore to pieces
  6. tore to shreds
  7. tore up
  8. tore up the dance floor
  9. tore up the pea patch
  10. toreador
  11. toreador pants

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