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Meaning of tear to shreds | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of tear to pieces.

idiomatic

Examples

“My opportunity to see what one of these engines could do came when we left Ballymoney on the train from Derry eight minutes late: No. 53 and her crew tore the schedule to shreds and reached Belfast six minutes early, having gained time on every section.”

CEFR level

C1

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

See also

tear up tear up the dance floor tear up the pea patch tear-ass tear-assed tear-asses