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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 |
|---|
| Adrianne | | ayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ən | English |
| Simone (1) | | see-MON (French) | French, English |
| Letha | | - | English |
| Alexandrine | | al-eg-zan-DREEN (French), ah-lek-sahn-DREE-nə (German) | French, German |
| Neven | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |
| Mirjana | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene |