rack and ruin
Complete destruction.
In the mean season the College shall goe to rack and ruin.
ruin
/ˈɹuː.ɪn/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
23(noun.) spoilt state
ADJ
complete, utter
VERB + RUIN
fall into, go to
The old factory went to ruin after the company closed down twenty years ago.
PHRASES
be the ruin of sb/sth
Gambling became the ruin of his entire family and their savings.
go to rack and ruin
The old factory has gone to rack and ruin since the company closed down.
(noun.) end of success, hopes, etc.
ADJ
economic, financial | political
VERB + RUIN
face
The business faced ruin after the owner's fraud was discovered by investigators.
bring, lead to, mean, spell
Poor planning could spell ruin for the entire project if we're not careful.
save from
PHRASES
on the brink/verge of ruin, the road to ruin
The company was on the brink of ruin before the new manager arrived to save it.
(noun.) damaged building, town, etc.
ADJ
ancient
charred, smoking
After the fire, only smoking ruins remained where the old factory once stood.
abbey, castle, etc.
VERB + RUIN
be/lie in ~
The old factory has been in ruins for decades since the fire destroyed it.
leave sth in ~
The storm left their house in ruins, so they had to move in with relatives.
PREP
~s of
Archaeologists discovered pottery fragments among the ruins of a Roman settlement.
(verb.)
ADV
completely, quite, totally
The bad weather totally ruined our weekend camping trip.
nearly | partly | effectively
financially
The failed business venture completely ruined her financially, forcing her to sell her house.
VERB + RUIN
threaten to
The bad weather threatened to ruin our picnic plans for the weekend.
be going to
If you don't fix that leak soon, water is going to ruin the ceiling.
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