in (a) shambles

Completely destroyed or wrecked. Oh, the event preparations are in a shambles now that the caterer's quit. Many years of neglect have left the house in shambles.

in (a) shambles

Fig. in a messy state; destroyed. After the earthquake, the town lay in shambles. The TV set was in a shambles after John tried to fix it.

词组	in (a) shambles
释义	in (a) shambles in (a) shambles Completely destroyed or wrecked. Oh, the event preparations are in a shambles now that the caterer's quit. Many years of neglect have left the house in shambles. See also: shambles Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in (a) shambles Fig. in a messy state; destroyed. After the earthquake, the town lay in shambles. The TV set was in a shambles after John tried to fix it. See also: shambles McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: in shambles shambles in ruins be in ruins ruin wrecked lie in ruins quit over quit (one's) bellyaching
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