Definition
Complete destruction.
Origins
1577, as wracke and ruine, influenced by earlier go to wrecke (1548).
In Context
- "Whiles all things seeme to fall to wracke and ruine."
Idiom Breakdown
wrack and ruin
English coordinated pairs
Complete destruction.
1577, as wracke and ruine, influenced by earlier go to wrecke (1548).