raze to the ground

raze (something) to the ground

To completely demolish or destroy something until it is nothing but rubble on the ground. We've decided to raze this rickety old building to the ground. The wildfire ravaged the mountain town, razing countless buildings to the ground.

raze something to the ground

to tear down something, usually a building, to ground level. The council decided to raze the old city hall to the ground. This building is to be razed to the ground.

See also: ground, raze

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

raze
raze (something) to the ground
in the ground
to ground
hit the ground running
hit the ground running, to
shift (one's) ground
shift ground
shift your ground
hit the ground

References in periodicals archive

This is the fourth time the Israeli forces raze to the ground houses in this area since the beginning of 2016, in order to force the Palestinian natives to desert the place, he added.

Israeli forces bulldoze houses eastern Nablus

The local authority wants to raze to the ground Twynyrodyn Junior School in Merthyr Tydfil, which closed four years ago, to make way for a housing development.

Fight to save fashion designer's old school

词组	raze to the ground
释义	raze to the ground raze (something) to the ground To completely demolish or destroy something until it is nothing but rubble on the ground. We've decided to raze this rickety old building to the ground. The wildfire ravaged the mountain town, razing countless buildings to the ground. See also: ground, raze Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. raze something to the ground to tear down something, usually a building, to ground level. The council decided to raze the old city hall to the ground. This building is to be razed to the ground. See also: ground, raze McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: raze raze (something) to the ground in the ground to ground hit the ground running hit the ground running, to shift (one's) ground shift ground shift your ground hit the ground References in periodicals archive This is the fourth time the Israeli forces raze to the ground houses in this area since the beginning of 2016, in order to force the Palestinian natives to desert the place, he added. Israeli forces bulldoze houses eastern Nablus The local authority wants to raze to the ground Twynyrodyn Junior School in Merthyr Tydfil, which closed four years ago, to make way for a housing development. Fight to save fashion designer's old school
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