in ruins


in ruins

Completely destroyed or wrecked; in a state of ruin. Wow, the hurricane really left this city in ruins. After so many years of neglect, the house is practically in ruins.See also: ruin

*in ruins

in a state of destruction. (*Typically: be ~; lay ~; leave something ~.) The enemy army left the cities they attacked in ruins. The crops laid in ruins after the flood.See also: ruin

in ˈruins

badly damaged or destroyed: The city was in ruins at the end of the war.Their life was in ruins after the death of their only child.See also: ruin