lay to waste

lay something to waste

and lay waste to something

Fig. to destroy something; to ruin or mess up something. The invaders laid the village to waste. The kids came in and laid waste to my clean house.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Basilio	bah-ZEE-lyo (Italian), bah-SEE-lyo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Fevzİ	-	Turkish
Niall	NEE-al, NIE-al	Irish, Scottish
Noel	['nəuəl]
Rosalie	ro-za-LEE (French), RO-zə-lee (English)	French, German, Dutch, English
Timofey	tee-mah-FYAY	Russian