in ruins
in ruins
Completely destroyed or wrecked; in a state of ruin. Wow, the hurricane really left this city in ruins. After so many years of neglect, the house is practically in ruins.
See also: ruin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*in ruins
in a state of destruction. (*Typically: be ~; lay ~; leave something ~.) The enemy army left the cities they attacked in ruins. The crops laid in ruins after the flood.
See also: ruin
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
in ˈruins
badly damaged or destroyed: The city was in ruins at the end of the war. Their life was in ruins after the death of their only child.See also: ruin
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be in ruins
- ruin
- lie in ruins
- shambles
- in (a) shambles
- in shambles
- wrecked
- (you) coulda fooled me
- (you) could have fooled me
- above and beyond the call of duty