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noun 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. 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, verb ADV. finely Shred the lettuce leaves finely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary