rack and ruin



rack and ruin

Completely destroyed. “Rack” is a variant of “wrack,” meaning “wreck.” Accordingly, something (or someone) that has gone to rack and ruin is totally devastated.
See also: and, rack, ruin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yaniv-Hebrew
Nikodemos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
HaideeHAY-dee (English)Literature
Akilah-Arabic
AnettAW-netHungarian
Mckee[me'ki:]