go under the wrecking ball



go under the wrecking ball

Fig. to be wrecked or torn down. That lovely old building finally went under the wrecking ball. I hate to see good architecture go under the wrecking ball.
See also: ball, wreck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orval['ɔ:vəl]
LuciferLOO-si-fər (English)Judeo-Christian Legend
MargrÉT-Icelandic
Jabbar-Arabic
Marya-Russian
GÜLay-Turkish