laying waste

• Destruir o arrasar por completo un territorio, lugar o conjunto de cosas, dejando a menudo nada valioso o en ruinas.

To completely destroy or devastate an area, place, or group of things, often leaving nothing of value behind.

1. Destroy or devastateC1formal

   To completely destroy or ruin something, often a place or area.

   arrasar

   • The invading army laid waste to the entire village.
   • The hurricane laid waste to the coastal towns.
   • Years of war laid waste to the country's infrastructure.