go to rack and ruin

idiom

: to become destroyed or ruined
The old house has gone to rack and ruin.

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“Go to rack and ruin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20rack%20and%20ruin. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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