go to ruin
Frequency: 6.811.5 per million words
To become ruined, often through neglect.
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- Without proper maintenance, the old castle began to go to ruin.
- If he continues to neglect his studies, his academic career will go to ruin.
- The economic downturn threatened to go to ruin many small businesses.
- She feared that a single mistake could cause her reputation to go to ruin.
- The once-beautiful garden had gone to ruin due to years of neglect.
- If we don't act now, this entire project could go to ruin.
- He worried that his gambling addiction would go to ruin his family life.
- The historic theater, once a vibrant cultural hub, was left to go to ruin.
- Allowing the infrastructure to decay means it will eventually go to ruin.
- The unexpected scandal caused his political aspirations to go to ruin.