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
Siemowit	-	Polish (Archaic)
NoemÍ	no-e-MEE (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Carmelita	-	Spanish
Blossom	['blɔsəm]
Elpidios	-	Late Greek
Hrothulf	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)