Collocations for "shred"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shred" in context.
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shred
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- shreds of [paper, fabric, cabbage, pork]
- a [tramp, vagabond] in shreds
- my [jeans, pants] are torn to shreds
- torn to shreds by [hounds, dogs, the bike chain]
- tore the [book, contract] to shreds
- left with his credibility in shreds
- tore their hope to shreds
- not even a shred of [doubt, fear, guilt]
- didn't [show, register, express] a shred of [doubt]
- doesn't have a shred of [dignity, credibility, integrity]
- [arrested, accused] him without a shred of evidence
- we don't even have a shred of evidence yet
- there isn't even a shred of hope that
- shred the [documents, papers, evidence]
- the [paper] was shredded
- shred (the) [cabbage, lettuce, mint]
- shred (it) [by hand, through a machine]
- shred a [shirt, blouse, belt]
- her [blouse] had been shredded (to pieces)
- shredded into [strips, pieces, tiny pieces, little bits]
'shred' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):