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Phrase(s): shot full of holes [and] shot to ribbons; shot to hell; shot to pieces
1. Fig. [of an argument that is] demolished or comprehensively destroyed. • Come on, that theory was shot full of holes ages ago. • Your argument is all shot to hell. 2. to be very intoxicated due to drink or drugs. • Tipsy? Shot to ribbons, more like! • Boy, I really felt shot full of holes. I’ll never drink another drop. 3. totally ruined. (Use hell with caution.) • My car is all shot to hell and can’t be depended on. • This rusty old knife is shot to hell. I need a sharper one.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs