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verb ADV. completely, quite, totally The experience has completely ruined her life. | nearly | partly | effectively | financially The long legal battle ruined him financially. VERB + RUIN threaten to A knee injury threatened to ruin her Olympic hopes. | be going to All this mud is going to ruin my shoes., noun spoilt state ADJ. complete, utter VERB + RUIN fall into, go to The cottage gradually fell into ruin. PHRASES be the ruin of sb/sth Drink has been the ruin of her. | go to rack and ruin They've let the house go to rack and ruin. end of success, hopes, etc. ADJ. economic, financial | political VERB + RUIN face The company faces ruin over the new road plans. | bring, lead to, mean, spell The cost would have meant financial ruin for us. | save from PHRASES on the brink/verge of ruin, the road to ruin He's on the road to political ruin. damaged building, town, etc. ADJ. ancient | charred, smoking the charred ruins of their home | abbey, castle, etc. VERB + RUIN be/lie in ~ The church now lies in ruins. | leave sth in ~ The earthquake left the town in ruins. PREP. ~s of the ancient ruins of Jericho
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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ruin
adjectives
financial ruin
(= when someone loses all or most of their money )
• She faces financial ruin after losing the court case.
economic ruin
(= when someone loses all their money or when a country loses a lot of its trade, industry, and wealth )
• Their policies have been driving this country to economic ruin for the past 13 years.
political ruin
• The scandal left the government on the brink of political ruin.
social ruin
(= when someone loses their position or rank in society )
• In those days, breaking off your engagement could mean social ruin.
verbs
face ruin
• Many shopkeepers are facing ruin.
mean ruin
(= cause ruin for somebody )
• They fear that the proposals could mean ruin for small football clubs.
spell ruin
(= cause ruin for somebody )
• Unwise investment can spell financial ruin.
lead to ruin
• This policy could lead to utter ruin.
save somebody from ruin
• He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.
phrases
bring ruin on/to somebody
(= cause ruin for somebody )
• Her behaviour brought ruin on her family.
drive somebody to ruin
(= cause ruin for somebody )
• Farmers told how foot-and-mouth disease was driving them to ruin.
be on the brink/verge of ruin
(= be close to ruin )
• The recession could leave many businesses on the brink of ruin.
be on the road to ruin
(= be certain to happen at some time in the future )
• Is America on the road to ruin?
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