Idiom
train wreck
Meaning
To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The entire project became a total train wreck.”
“The meeting was a complete train wreck because nobody had prepared their reports or agreed on a goal.”
“Despite his initial confidence, the candidate's performance during the live debate was an absolute train wreck that damaged his reputation beyond repair.”
Examples
simple
“The entire project became a total train wreck.”
contextual
“The meeting was a complete train wreck because nobody had prepared their reports or agreed on a goal.”
complex
“Despite his initial confidence, the candidate's performance during the live debate was an absolute train wreck that damaged his reputation beyond repair.”
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