the economy is in a shambles

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• shambles — [sham′bəlz] n. 〚ME schamel, bench, as for displaying meat for sale < OE scamol, bench or stool, akin to Ger schemel < early WGmc borrowing < L scamellum, dim. < scamnum, bench < IE base * skabh , * skambh , to prop up > Sans skámbhana , a… …   Universalium

• shambles — noun informal a shambles a) an event or situation that is a complete failure because it has not been organized or planned properly: be (in) a shambles: By 1985 the economy was in a shambles. | make a shambles of sth: Potts, you made a complete… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• shambles — sham|bles [ˈʃæmbəlz] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: shambles place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction (16 20 centuries), from shamble table from which meat is sold, meat market (14 19 centuries), from Old… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shambles — sham|bles [ ʃæmblz ] noun singular 1. ) something that is very badly organized and does not operate effectively: in a shambles: Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles. 2. ) an extremely messy place: His desk is a shambles …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shambles — UK [ˈʃæmb(ə)lz] / US noun [singular] 1) something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively in a shambles: Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles. 2) an extremely untidy place His desk is a shambles …   English dictionary

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• shambles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English shameles, plural of schamel vendor s table, footstool, from Old English sceamol stool, from Latin scamillum, diminutive of scamnum stool, bench; perhaps akin to Sanskrit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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