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ruin  


      n  
1    bankruptcy, breakdown, collapse, crackup     (informal)   crash, damage, decay, defeat, destitution, destruction, devastation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, failure, fall, havoc, insolvency, nemesis, overthrow, ruination, subversion, the end, undoing, Waterloo, wreck, wreckage  
      vb  
2    bankrupt, break, bring down, bring to nothing, bring to ruin, crush, defeat, demolish, destroy, devastate, impoverish, lay in ruins, lay waste, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pauperize, raze, shatter, smash, total     (slang)   trash     (slang)   wreak havoc upon, wreck  
3    blow     (slang)   bodge     (informal)   botch, cock up     (Brit. slang)   damage, disfigure, fuck up     (offensive taboo slang)   injure, make a mess of, mangle, mar, mess up, screw up     (informal)   spoil, undo  
  
Antonyms     
,       n   creation, preservation, success, triumph, victory  
      vb   build, construct, create, enhance, enrich, improve, keep, mend, preserve, repair, restore, save, start, strengthen, submit to, succumb to, support, surrender to, yield to  
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ruinous, run, ruling, rousing

Collaborative Dictionary     English Thesaurus
go-to guy
n.
someone to whom everybody is turning when they need advice, help
[Fam.]
dot gone
n.
an Internet business which has failed
go gaga
exp.
go crazy about something, get enthusiastic
go-to person
n.
a person you can go to for help, advice or information
go missing
v.
to be lost
he went missing my dog went missing for three days
to go apeshit
exp.
to lose one's temper
very familiar
from the get-go
exp.
from the outset, from the beginning
give the go-by
exp.
do not take into account, disregard, ignore on purpose, avoid, dismiss
E.g: His boss asked him for a report, but he gave it the go-by.
go down that road
exp.
face a specific situation; act in a certain way
E.g.: John went out of rehab a few days ago and he is determined to not go down that road again.
go to the bitter end
exp.
go to the extreme; do everything that could be done; exhaust all possibilities and resources
what goes around comes around
id.
expression used to point out that one will eventually face the consequences of his own actions
go to hell in a handbasket
exp.
deteriorate very quickly
lose it
exp.
go crazy; get angry; lose self-control
E.g.: I will lose it if we keep listening to this song.
sit around
exp.
let the time go by without doing something important, relax, waste time
E.g.: It was a quite evening: we sat around chatting and watching TV.
bar hopping
id.
going from one bar to another
take the streets
exp.
go out in the street to protest
take the leap
exp.
go for something, take one's chances
bad day for science
exp.
expression used when nothing is going well

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