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
Ramaz-Georgian
Fadi-Arabic
ArtAHRTEnglish
Spiro-Greek
AnnekeAHN-nə-kəDutch
Mircea-Romanian