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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arminson['a:minsn]
Aliyah (2)-Hebrew
ThaddeusTHAD-ee-əs (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
KatrĖ-Lithuanian
Custodio-Spanish
SzilviaSEEL-vee-awHungarian