GO TO RACK AND RUIN

Meaning of GO TO RACK AND RUIN in English

to get into a bad condition :

They let the house go to rack and ruin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GO TO RACK AND RUIN — gradually deteriorate due to neglect. → rack
Concise Oxford English vocab
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — See ↑ CONDITION 6
Longman Activator English vocab
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — reach a very bad state of repair The building has gone to rack and ruin since the new owners took …
English Idioms vocab
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — погибать [-ибнуть] разоряться [-риться]
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — разориться, погибнуть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — разориться, погибнуть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO TO RACK AND RUIN — погибать [-ибнуть] разоряться [-риться]
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUIN — I. ˈrü]ə̇n, ˈru̇] also ]ˌin, dial ˈrərn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Middle French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RACK — I. ˈrak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rac, rak; probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUIN — (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
Английский словарь Webster
RUIN — (n.) To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to …
Английский словарь Webster
RUIN — (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; …
Английский словарь Webster
RUIN — ( n. ) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUIN — — ruinable , adj. — ruiner , n. /rooh"in/ , n. 1. ruins , the remains of a building, city, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RACK — rack 1 — rackingly , adv. /rak/ , n. 1. a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUIN — I. ˈrü-ən, -ˌin; ˈrün noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo-French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RACK — I. ˈrak noun Etymology: Middle English rak rain cloud, rapid movement Date: 14th century : a wind-driven mass of high …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUIN — noun the act of falling or tumbling down; fall. 2. ruin ·noun that which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. 3. …
Webster English vocab
RACK — noun a fast amble. 2. rack ·noun a wreck; destruction. 3. rack ·adj a grate on which bacon is laid. …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
RACK — [rack] n [ME rak, prob. of Scand origin; akin to Sw dial. rak wreck; akin to OE wrecan to drive--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUIN — ruin BrE AmE ˈru ː ‿ɪn § \ ‿ən ▷ ruin|ed d ▷ ruin|ing ɪŋ ▷ ruin|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUIN — / ˈruːɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. to damage sth so badly that it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RACK — / ræk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) a piece of equipment, usually made of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUIN — I. ru ‧ in 1 S3 /ˈruːən, ˈruːɪn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] 1 . to spoil or destroy something completely: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RACK — I. rack 1 /ræk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-3,5-7: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; Origin: rec …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person's or thing's downfall or elimination (the ruin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a framework usu. with rails, bars, hooks, etc., for holding or storing things. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUIN — n. & v. n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person's or thing's downfall or elimination (the ruin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RACK — n. & v. n. 1 a a framework usu. with rails, bars, hooks, etc., for holding or storing things. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person's or thing's downfall or elimination (the ruin …
Oxford English vocab
RACK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a framework usu. with rails, bars, hooks, etc., for holding or storing things. …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUIN — ( ruins, ruining, ruined) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To ruin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RACK — ( racks, racking, racked) Note: The spelling 'wrack' is also used, mainly for meanings 2 and 3, and mainly in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUIN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To ~ something …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as good as dead/ruined/useless etc ▪ This carpet’s as good as ruined. destroy/ruin sb’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bike rack (= a metal frame that you can attach your bike to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUIN — I. noun 1 spoiled state ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , utter VERB + RUIN ▪ fall into , go to ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUIN — 1. сущ. 1) а) разорение, крах complete, utter ruin ≈ полный крах ruin game ≈ мат. игра на разорение financial …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RACK — I 1. сущ. 1) а) вешалка clothes rack ≈ вешалка для одежды towel rack ≈ вешалка для полотенец б) полка, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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RUIN — ruin.ogg 1. ʹru:ın n 1. 1> гибель, крушение the ruin of one's hopes - крушение надежд 2> разорение, крах to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RACK — rack.ogg _I 1. ræk n 1. вешалка ( с крючками ) 2. полка; стеллаж; сетка для вещей ( в вагонах, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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