hacer tiras

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hacer tiras
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. to tear to shreds
Su esposa sangraba profusamente y el hombre hizo tiras su camisa para hacerle un torniquete en la pierna y otro en el brazo.His wife was bleeding profusely and the man tore his shirt to shreds to apply a tourniquet on her leg and another on her arm.
b. to shred
Cuando llegó la policía, el corrupto director de la empresa había hecho tiras todos los documentos que le inculpaban.When the police arrived, the corrupt director of the company had shredded all the documents incriminating him.
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