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1 rack and ruin
rack and ruinem estado de completa ruína. -
2 to go rack and ruin
to go rack and ruinarruinar-se completamente, ir para o brejo. -
3 go to rack and ruin
(to get into a state of neglect and decay.) ficar em ruínas -
4 go to rack and ruin
(to get into a state of neglect and decay.) ficar arruinadoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > go to rack and ruin
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5 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.) prateleiraII [ræk] III [ræk]* * *rack1[ræk] n 1 prateleira, cavalete. 2 cabide. 3 porta-bagagem. 4 grade de manjedoura. 5 xalma, xelma. 6 Mech cremalheira. • vt colocar em ou sobre cabide, prateleira, etc. book-rack estante para livros. hat-rack cabide. rack and pinion Mech engrenagem de cremalheira.————————rack2[ræk] n 1 roda (antigo instrumento de tortura). 2 tortura, suplício, angústia. • vt 1 estirar ou estender. 2 torturar, atormentar. he racked his brain / ele ficou quebrando a cabeça. 3 extorquir, tirar, ou cobrar em excesso. 4 exagerar. 5 fig quebrar a cabeça. a racking cough uma tosse sufocante. on the rack sofrendo muito. racked with grief muito sentido, pesaroso. racked with pains fustigado pela dor.————————rack3[ræk] n nuvem, nuvens ligeiras.————————rack4[ræk] n ruína, destruição. rack and ruin em estado de completa ruína. to go rack and ruin arruinar-se completamente, ir para o brejo. to live at rack and manger viver perdulariamente, desperdiçar.————————rack5[ræk] n modo de andar, passo travado (de cavalo). • vi andar a passo travado ou em marcha lenta. -
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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