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
Lianelee-AH-nəGerman
Hovik-Armenian
Aina (3)ah-ee-nah Japanese
Zdenka-Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Czech
Ainslee['ænsli]
Grwn-Welsh