Idiom
level to the ground
Meaning
To completely demolish, to raze.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The city decided to level the old building to the ground.”
“After the earthquake damaged the structure beyond repair, the crew had to level the house to the ground.”
“The invading army sought to level the historic fortress to the ground, leaving nothing but dust and rubble in their wake.”
Examples
simple
“The city decided to level the old building to the ground.”
contextual
“After the earthquake damaged the structure beyond repair, the crew had to level the house to the ground.”
complex
“The invading army sought to level the historic fortress to the ground, leaving nothing but dust and rubble in their wake.”
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