rack and ruin
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rack and ruin — idiom
1. a state of total decay or collapse, usually of a building or property that has b
1.idiom
Definition
a state of total decay or collapse, usually of a building or property that has been neglected
Example
After the factory closed in 2005, the whole site went to rack and ruin.
The historic mansion had been left to rack and ruin for over thirty years.