lay waste

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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.

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The First and Foremost intended to take all the treasures of Oz for himself; to kill all who could be killed and enslave the rest; to destroy and lay waste the whole country, and afterward to conquer and enslave the Nomes, the Growleywogs and the Whimsies. The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context The Trojans refusing, they first assault the city, and then go out and lay waste the country and cities round about. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context So, while the blacks were wroth at the continued pilfering of their fields, they were not discouraged in their efforts to cultivate the land, as would have been the case had Tarzan permitted his people to lay waste the plantation wantonly. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			lay hold of lay in lay into lay it on the line lay it on thick lay low lay low and sing small lay of the land lay off lay on lay open lay out lay out in lavender lay out on lay over lay rubber lay some sweet lines on lay the blame on lay the ghost of lay to lay to rest lay to waste lay together lay under lay up lay waste laze away leach leach away leach in leach out of lead lead a dance lead a dog's life lead a double life lead against lead astray lead back lead by lead by the nose lead down lead down the garden path lead down to lead forth lead in lead into lead off lead on lead on a merry chase lead out of lead the field			lay to rest lay to rest lay to rest lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay together lay under lay under embargo lay under restraint Lay Underwriter Lay Underwriters lay up lay up lay up lay up lay up lay up lay upon Lay vicar Lay vicar Lay vicar lay vicars lay vicars lay vicars Lay Volunteers International Association lay waste lay waste to lay waste to lay waste to lay waste to something lay witness lay witness lay witness lay witness Lay, Ken Lay, Kenneth Lay, Kenneth L. Lay-a-way Lay-a-way Lay-brother Lay-brothers lay-by lay-by lay-by lay-bys lay-bys Lay-off Lay-off Lay-off Lay-off lay-offs lay-offs lay-offs lay-offs lay-up lay-up

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