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
See also:
  • 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