in ruins

*in ruins

in a state of destruction. (*Typically: be ~; lay ~; leave something ~.) The enemy army left the cities they attacked in ruins. The crops laid in ruins after the flood.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicolas	nee-ko-LAH	French
Puja	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Stelios	-	Greek
Jayden	JAY-dən	English (Modern)
Caprice	-	English (Rare)
Adino	-	Biblical