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
ChayyimKHAH-yeemHebrew
Suhayl-Arabic
Emyr-Welsh
CyprianSIP-ree-ən (English)History
Moe (1)MOEnglish
MÜNİRe-Turkish