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cut to ribbons
cut 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!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Enes | | - | Turkish, Bosnian |
Livio | | LEE-vyo | Italian |
Samuil | | sah-moo-EEL (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
Audrea | | AWD-ree-ə | English (Rare) |
Kassandros | | - | Ancient Greek |
Stephanie | | STEF-ə-nee (English), SHTE-fah-nee (German) | English, German |