tatters in the PONS Dictionary

tatters Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fig his reputation was in tatter
ugled mu je sasvim srozan

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As a result of the scandal, her reputation was in tatters.
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Further skilled trades had also set up shop in town by the 17th century, among them cutlers and lace tatters.
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The original plan was in tatters, with so many units mis-landed, disorganized and scattered.
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When she looks into a mirror, she will see his spirit like a shore blowing tatters around her shoulders in a haze.
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It was alleged to be so popular among the peasantry that it was' read to tatters', and contradictorily it ceased publication in 1932.
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A library that had been struggling with disinterest in a shabby headquarters now found itself loved to tatters, with greater demand than it could readily satisfy.
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Going back to more ancient times, the four pillars were broken; the nine provinces were in tatters.
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The relative was so shocked to see him there in tatters, he had to drag away the protesting scholar with the promise to help him.
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He was threatened with expulsion and duly went home, his morale in tatters.
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If he tore a passion to tatters, you felt that that particular passion was much more effective in tatters than intact.
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