reduce (something) to rubble



reduce (something) to rubble

To completely destroy something, either literally or figuratively. The tornado reduced whole towns to rubble. Being rejected by that famous director totally reduced my confidence to rubble.
See also: reduce

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MiĤAelomee-khah-E-loEsperanto
Thucydidesthoo-SID-ə-deez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
FerİDe-Turkish
Florentino-Spanish
Vaso-Greek, Georgian, Serbian
Maxence-French