rack
andwrack
mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) •That lovely old house on the corner is going to go to rack and ruin.
•My lawn is going to wrack and ruin.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Rack and ruin — Rack Rack, n. [See {Wreck}.] A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few phrases.] [1913 Webster] {Rack and ruin}, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.] {To go to rack}, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] All goes to rack. Pepys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked … The small dictionary of idiomes
rack and ruin — A state of neglect and collapse • • • Main Entry: ↑rack … Useful english dictionary
rack and ruin — {n. phr.} Complete decay; condition of decline. * /The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rack and ruin — {n. phr.} Complete decay; condition of decline. * /The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rack\ and\ ruin — n. phr. Complete decay; condition of decline. The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin … Словарь американских идиом
rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked … Dictionary of English idioms
go to rack and ruin — go to rack/wrack and ruin old fashioned if a building goes to rack and ruin, its condition becomes very bad because no one is taking care of it. She s let that house go to rack and ruin since Clive died … New idioms dictionary
go to rack and ruin — 1) to become less successful The country s going to rack and ruin. 2) if a building goes to rack and ruin, the condition of it becomes bad Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin … English dictionary
go to rack and ruin — If something goes to rack and ruin, it deteriorates or falls into serious decline until it reaches a state of complete destruction. When the factory closed down, the building was to left to go to rack and ruin … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
