lie in ruins



lie in ruins

to exist in a state of ruin, such as a destroyed city, building, scheme, plan, etc. The entire city lay in ruins. My garden lay in ruins after the cows got in and trampled everything.
See also: lie, ruin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lalawethika-Native American, Shawnee
Michail-Greek, Russian
Anika (2)-Indian, Hindi
Gratia-German
Lilias-Scottish
Cathrine-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish