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Collocations for shred - noun

1. small thin piece of sth

ADJ.

fine, thin | tattered
the tattered shreds of their flag

PREP.

in/into ~s
Cut the orange peel into fine shreds. | (figurative) Their economy is in shreds.
~ of
leaving just a few shreds of cloth

PHRASES

cut/rip/tear sth to shreds
(figurative) Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.

2. very small amount of sth

ADJ.

every
With her had gone every shred of hope he had for the future.
last, remaining
She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation.

PREP.

~ of
There is not a shred of doubt in my mind that we will win.

PHRASES

not a/the slightest shred of sth, not/without a shred of evidence

Collocations for shred - verb

ADV.

finely
Shred the lettuce leaves finely.

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