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
Thutmosethoot-MO-sə (English), thoot-MOS (English)Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Vidalbee-DHAHLSpanish
Hayatİ-Turkish
Franc-Slovene
Paula['pɔ:lə]
Elyse-English