be in ruins
be in ruins
To be completely destroyed or wrecked; to be in a state of ruin. Wow, this city is really in ruins because of the hurricane. After so many years of neglect, the house is practically in ruins.
See also: ruin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- ruin
- in ruins
- lie in ruins
- in shambles
- shambles
- in (a) shambles
- wrecked
- (you) coulda fooled me
- (you) could have fooled me
- above and beyond the call of duty