rack and ruin



rack and ruin

Completely destroyed. “Rack” is a variant of “wrack,” meaning “wreck.” Accordingly, something (or someone) that has gone to rack and ruin is totally devastated.
See also: and, rack, ruin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jurryt-Frisian
JosÈPhe-French
Hedviga-Slovak
Nace-Slovene
Miervaldis-Latvian
DÖMÖTÖR-Hungarian