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1 go to rack and ruin
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2 rack
I ræk noun(a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed: Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.) stativ; hylle, reolII ræk III rækhylle--------pinebenk--------reol--------stativIsubst. \/ræk\/1) stativ, hylle, holder, reol2) ( høy) hekk3) ( mekanikk) tannstang4) strekkbenk, pinebenk, pine (også overført)5) ( urmakerfag) rekke6) ( mineralogi) forklaring: skråstilt trau eller renne til vasking av malm7) drivende skyer, stormskyer8) ( sjøfart) flerskivet blokk (til løpende rigg)9) bane, kurs, retning10) ( om ridning) passgangit is going to rack and ruin det går ad undasoff the rack ( hverdagslig) konfeksjonssydd, ferdigsyddon the rack ( også overført) på pinebenkenIIsubst. \/ræk\/(forkortelse for arrack) se ➢ arrackIIIverb \/ræk\/1) sette i et stativ, legge på hylle, ordne i reol2) legge på strekkbenken, torturere på strekkbenken, radbrekke (også overført), holde på pinebenken (overført), pine, plage, bry3) (britisk, gammeldags) kreve høyest mulig leie for, flå, snyte, suge ut4) (britisk, gammledags) forhøye leien urimelig5) skake voldsomt6) ( om sky) drive for vinden7) ( i ridning) gå i (rask) passgang8) (om øl, vin o.l.) tappe om, tappe på fat, faterack (off) tappe omracked plaget avracking cough forskrekkelig (tørr)hosteracking headache dundrende hodepinerack one's brains eller rack one's wits legge hjernen i bløthan la hjernen i bløt, men kom ikke på noerack the soil utarme jordenrack up fylle opp med fôr, fôre for natten -
3 ruin
'ru:in 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ødeleggelse, ruin2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergang, ruin3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, undergang2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ødelegge, ruinere2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skjemme bort, ødelegge•- ruined
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- in ruinsruin--------ruinere--------øIsubst. \/ˈruːɪn\/1) ruin(er)2) ( overført) ødeleggelse, undergang, fall, ruin3) økonomisk ruin, konkurs4) ( overført) vrak, ruinbe\/lie in ruins ligge i ruinerbring ruin on bringe ulykke over, ruinerebring to ruin ruinere, styrte i avgrunnenfall into ruins falle i grus, falle i ruiner, forfallemother's ruin (britisk, gammeldags, spøkefullt) ginwork great ruin forårsake stor skadework somebody's ruin\/fall føre til noens fall\/ulykkeIIverb \/ˈruːɪn\/1) knuse, ruinere, bli ruinert2) skade, ødelegge, spolere3) svike4) skjemme bort (barn)ruin someone's hopes knuse håpet til noen
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Rack and ruin — Rack Rack, n. [See {Wreck}.] A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few phrases.] [1913 Webster] {Rack and ruin}, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.] {To go to rack}, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] All goes to rack. Pepys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked … The small dictionary of idiomes
rack and ruin — A state of neglect and collapse • • • Main Entry: ↑rack … Useful english dictionary
rack and ruin — {n. phr.} Complete decay; condition of decline. * /The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rack and ruin — {n. phr.} Complete decay; condition of decline. * /The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rack\ and\ ruin — n. phr. Complete decay; condition of decline. The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin … Словарь американских идиом
rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Rack and ruin — If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked … Dictionary of English idioms
rack and ruin — Meaning Destitution. Origin Rack here is a corruption of wrack or wreck … Meaning and origin of phrases
go to rack and ruin — go to rack/wrack and ruin old fashioned if a building goes to rack and ruin, its condition becomes very bad because no one is taking care of it. She s let that house go to rack and ruin since Clive died … New idioms dictionary
go to rack and ruin — 1) to become less successful The country s going to rack and ruin. 2) if a building goes to rack and ruin, the condition of it becomes bad Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin … English dictionary