lie in ruins
lie in ruins
To be completely devastated, destroyed, or wrecked. The town lay in ruins after the hurricane tore through it. My poor flowers are lying in ruins thanks to your damned dog! Nearly two centuries later, and the once thriving civilization now lies in ruins, its people totally wiped away.
See also: lie, ruin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lie in ruins
to exist in a state of ruin, such as a destroyed city, building, scheme, plan, etc. The entire city lay in ruins. My garden lay in ruins after the cows got in and trampled everything.
See also: lie, ruin
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- be in ruins
- ruin
- in ruins
- leave (something) in ruins
- wrecked
- a wet blanket
- wet blanket
- wet blanket, a
- in shambles
- in (a) shambles