The reputation of the Home Office was left in tatters as a national newspaper enlisted the help of a security researcher to make a clone of a genuine card and change the information on it. (From ITProPortal, 08 August, 2009: White Hat Hacker Cracks UK ID Card In 12 Minutes)
英国一家全国性报纸招了一名安全专家，复制了一张乱真的身份证并更改了其中的信息，Home Office因此名声扫地。
tatters以复数形式来用，意思是撕破了的布条或衣服。in tatters在这里是：ruined or badly damaged。同义词：in shreds
*Her reputation was in tatters.
*The government’s education policy lies in tatters.
Sunday, 9 August 2009
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