in shambles

in (a) shambles

Fig. in a messy state; destroyed. After the earthquake, the town lay in shambles. The TV set was in a shambles after John tried to fix it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Juan (1)	HWAHN (Spanish), JOO-ahn (Manx)	Spanish, Manx
Noburu	no-boo-ṙoo	Japanese
Antoon	-	Dutch, Limburgish
ŠImo	-	Croatian
Shakira	-	Arabic
Pearlie	PURL-ee	English