Meaning of 'Reduce to ashes'
What does the saying 'Reduce to ashes' mean?
Idiom: Reduce to ashes
Meaning:
If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: General |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
His infidelities reduced their relationship to ashes.
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