Rack and ruin
rack and ruin To go to rack and ruin = to fall into total decay or state of collapse. "Rack" - a variant on "wreck" (English) also Scandinavian for same concept ( My mother used that expression a thousand times in attempts to get me to work around our place when I was growing up...
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| Summary: | rack and ruin To go to rack and ruin = to fall into total decay or state of collapse. "Rack" - a variant on "wreck" (English) also Scandinavian for same concept ( My mother used that expression a thousand times in attempts to get me to work around our place when I was growing up . Just shows how lazy I must have been. Don B.) Not used Not used Not used |
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