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
Oinone	-	Greek Mythology
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Azalea	ə-ZAY-lee-ə, ə-ZAYL-yə	English (Rare)
Spomenka	-	Croatian
Elissa	[i'lisə]
Aidan	AY-dən	Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)