cut to ribbons

verb

To rip to shreds

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cuts to ribbons · participle present cutting to ribbons

  1. To rip to shreds
    1 more example

    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 performance.

    2023 October 11, Dafydd Pritchard, “Wales 4-0 Gibraltar”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: tear to ribbons, cut to shreds

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo rip to shreds

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tear to ribbonscut to shreds
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APA

cut to ribbons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20to%20ribbons

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“cut to ribbons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20to%20ribbons. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut to ribbons,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20to%20ribbons.

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