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lay something to waste and lay waste to something Fig. to destroy something; to ruin or mess up something. The invaders laid the village to waste. The kids came in and laid waste to my clean house. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here the stakes for 15-year-old Anna are much higher: she is hiding an enemy soldier, a Russian; it is near the end of the war and the advancing Russian army will soon lay waste to her town and her way of life. The amnestied Goths would now lay waste to the Roman Balkans at the point of the sword. Whether you're good or evil, the campaign battles range from all-out assaults on opposing strongholds to laying some wicked smackdown on the Shire, where you can lay waste to hobbits along the way. |
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