lay (something) to waste
lay (something) to waste
To destroy or ruin something completely or utterly. The fire laid an entire block of houses to waste in a matter of hours. The plundering army assembled and made ready to lay the kingdom to waste.
See also: lay, waste
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lay something to waste
and lay waste to somethingFig. to destroy something; to ruin or mess up something. The invaders laid the village to waste. The kids came in and laid waste to my clean house.
See also: lay, waste
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lay to waste
- lay waste to (something)
- lay waste to something
- kill (something) stone dead
- kill something stone dead
- cut (something) to pieces
- hilt
- made from whole cloth
- made out of whole cloth
- out of whole cloth