laid+waste
11lay something waste — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay * * * lay something (to) waste s …
12lay waste (to) something — lay sth ˈwaste | lay ˈwaste (to) sth idiom (formal) to destroy a place completely • The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital. • an area laid waste by war M …
13lay waste to something — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south …
14lay waste to — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south …
15lay waste — (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south …
16lay waste — {v. phr.}, {literary} To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. * /Enemy soldiers laid waste the land./ …
17lay waste — {v. phr.}, {literary} To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. * /Enemy soldiers laid waste the land./ …
18lay waste — verb To completely destroy. The hurricane laid waste to the better part of several counties …
19lay\ waste — v. phr. literary To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. Enemy soldiers laid waste the land …
20lay waste — destroy and leave in ruins, wreck The army troops laid waste to the enemy territory …
