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Badly torn in many places; in shreds. / (figuratively) Ruined, destroyed, wrecked.

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in tatters

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Source Word

in tatters

figuratively

Badly torn in many places; in shreds. / (figuratively) Ruined, destroyed, wrecked.

Japanese Meaning

（文字通り）あちこちが破れてぼろぼろになっている / （比喩的）廃墟状態である、壊滅的な状態である

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After the storm, the once-proud flag was in tatters, barely clinging to the pole.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、かつて誇り高かった旗はあちこちでひどく破れていて、かろうじて柱にぶら下がっていた。

Sense（1）

Badly torn in many places; in shreds.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) Ruined, destroyed, wrecked.

Its financial plans for 2020-24, published last December, lie in tatters. TfL Chief Financial Officer Simon Kilonback told his board in June: "It is unlikely, even with significant external support, that we will return to any similar plan or levels of investment in the medium term."

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