Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “raze to the ground“ and its meaning is “to completely destroy/demolish something (a building, city town, etc.); knock down, pull down, tear down, bring down, bulldoze, wipe out, reduce to ruins, knock to pieces”.
Example Sentence: What is unfolding in Ukraine is something not seen in Europe since the second world war. Putin’s Blitzkrieg attack on Kyiv failed and the Ukrainian armed forces are successfully repelling the Russian army on the battlefield. The Kremlin is now laying siege to (surrounding with armed forces to capture) large cities such as Mariupol and Kharkiv and is razing to the ground smaller cities such as Irpin, Hostomel and Bucha. His soldiers kill civilians trying to flee.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article All-out economic warfare is the best way to stop Putin and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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