rack and ruin

成語所屬單字rack

rack and ruin — 慣用語

1. a state of total decay or collapse, usually of a building or property that has b

1.慣用語
釋義

荒廢破敗

a state of total decay or collapse, usually of a building or property that has been neglected

例句

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.