The ~ of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.
Money was the ~ of him...
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
The ~ of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.
Money was the ~ of him...
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012