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rags and tatters

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. very old, torn clothes
    plural, plural-only
  2. something ruined; fragments
    broadly, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

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Examples

“...she was sworn just as she was, all rags and tatters.”
“December 17 2001, Russell Thomas, The Guardian Sports section. Fulham's defence was a thing of rags and tatters long before the end⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

rags to riches Ragsdale ragseller ragshag ragsorter ragsorter's disease

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