cut/tear something/someone to ribbons

Related to word: ribbon

Idiom

Definition

  1. To severely damage or destroy something or someone by cutting or tearing them into many pieces.

    割成碎片

    • The crazed man tore his old shirt to ribbons.

      那個瘋狂的男人把他的舊襯衫撕成了碎片。

    • The children had great fun tearing the old newspapers to ribbons.

      孩子們把舊報紙撕成碎片,玩得很開心。

    • The gardener cut the weeds on the lawn to ribbons with the mower.

      園丁用割草機把草坪上的雜草割成了碎片。