be/lie in ruins
be/lie in ruins4 F0 (of a building or city) to be extremely badly damaged so that most of it has fallen down: » The town lay in ruins after years of bombing.Thesaurus+: ↑In bad condition5 C1 to be in an extremely bad state: » The economy was in ruins after the war.Thesaurus+: ↑In bad conditionMain Entry: ↑ruin
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