Collocations for tatters - noun
VERB + TATTERS
lie in
(figurative) Her marriage now lay in tatters.
(figurative) Her marriage now lay in tatters.
hang in
Everywhere wallpaper hung in tatters.
Everywhere wallpaper hung in tatters.
leave sth in
(figurative) an injury that left his dreams in tatters
(figurative) an injury that left his dreams in tatters
PREP.
in ~
Her clothes were in tatters. | (figurative) With their plans now in tatters, they gave up.
Her clothes were in tatters. | (figurative) With their plans now in tatters, they gave up.
PHRASES
rags and tatters