词组 | lay something to waste |
释义 | Idiom lay something to waste and lay waste to something Theme: RUIN to destroy something (literally or figuratively).The invaders laid the village to waste.The kids came in and laid waste to my clean house. lay (something) to wasteTo 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. lay something to wasteand 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. |
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