"in tatters" meaning in All languages combined

See in tatters on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} in tatters
  1. Badly torn in many places; in shreds. Translations (Translations): a brandelli [masculine, plural] (Italian), hecho jirones (Spanish)
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  2. (figurative) Ruined, destroyed, wrecked. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-in_tatters-en-phrase-KsUffguL
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