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Collocations for ruin - noun

1. spoiled state

ADJECTIVE

complete, utter

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VERB + ruin

fall into, go to
The house gradually fell into ruin.

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PHRASES

be the ruin of sb/sth
Drinking has been the ruin of her.
go to rack and ruin (esp. BrE)
They've let the house go to rack and ruin.

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2. end of success, hopes, etc.

ADJECTIVE

economic, financial

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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

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PHRASES

on the brink of ruin, on the verge of ruin
the road to ruin
He's on the road to political ruin.

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3. damaged building, town, etc.

ADJECTIVE

ancient, old
charred, smoking, smouldering/smoldering
the charred ruins of their home
crumbling
castle, temple, etc.

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VERB + ruin

be in ruins, lie in ruins
The church now lies in ruins.
leave sth in ruins
The earthquake left the town in ruins.

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PREPOSITION

ruins of
the ancient ruins of Jericho

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Collocations for ruin - verb

ADVERB

completely, totally
The experience has completely ruined her life.
nearly
effectively
financially
The long legal battle ruined him financially.

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VERB + ruin

threaten to
A knee injury threatened to ruin her Olympic hopes.
be going to
All this mud is going to ruin my shoes.

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Ruin is used with these nouns as the object:
appetite, atmosphere, career, chance, dress, economy, ending, evening, friendship, fun, health, image, life, mood, party, plan, prospect, relationship, reputation, surprise, vacation

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