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
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
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
