"in ruins" meaning in All languages combined

See in ruins on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in ruins, {{en-PP}} in ruins
  1. (of a building) mostly destroyed
    Sense id: en-in_ruins-en-prep_phrase-ujTvuvhn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (figurative) totally spoiled Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-in_ruins-en-prep_phrase-lkI8RoOo

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