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
LÀNh-Vietnamese
Mitul-Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Drusilladroo-SIL-ə (English)Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Wendell['wendl]
Lecia-English (Rare)
Gbemisola-Western African, Yoruba