lie in ruins



lie in ruins

to exist in a state of ruin, such as a destroyed city, building, scheme, plan, etc. The entire city lay in ruins. My garden lay in ruins after the cows got in and trampled everything.
See also: lie, ruin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fiorellafyo-REL-lahItalian
FraserFRAY-zər, FRAY-zhərScottish, English (Rare)
Glaucia-Ancient Roman
Nasib-Arabic
AsbjÖRn-Swedish
Crisp[krisp]