in ruins
Completely destroyed or wrecked; in a state of ruin. Wow, the hurricane really left this city in ruins. After so many years of neglect, the house is practically in ruins.
*in ruins
in a state of destruction. (*Typically: be ~; lay ~; leave something ~.) The enemy army left the cities they attacked in ruins. The crops laid in ruins after the flood.
in ˈruins
badly damaged or destroyed: The city was in ruins at the end of the war.Their life was in ruins after the death of their only child.