threaten with ruin
1threaten — / Tretn/ verb 1 (T) to say that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble if they do not do what you want: threaten to do sth: Every time they quarrel, Jan threatens to leave. | threaten sb with sth: We were threatened with the sack if …
2threaten — threat|en W2S2 [ˈθretn] v 1.) [T] to say that you will cause someone harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Postal workers are threatening a strike if they don t receive a pay increase. threaten to do sth ▪ He threatened to take them… …
3ruin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spoiled state ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, utter VERB + RUIN ▪ fall into, go to ▪ The house gradually fell into ruin …
4play havoc with — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, be all thumbs, befoul, bewitch, blight, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, boggle, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, commit a gaffe, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse …
5SARTOR RESARTUS — (i. e. the tailor patched), a book written by Carlyle at CRAIGENPUTTOCK (q.v.) in 1831, published piecemeal in Frazer s Magazine in 1833 34, and that first appeared in a book form in America, under Emerson s auspices, in 1836, but not in… …
6Turkmenistan — /terrk me neuh stan , stahn /, n. a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 4,225,351; 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Cap.: Ashkhabad. Also called Turkomen. Formerly, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. *… …
7List of The Jeffersons episodes — This is a list of episodes of The Jeffersons, a CBS situation comedy from 1975 1985. Contents 1 Season 1: 1975 2 Season 2: 1975 1976 3 Season 3: 1976 1977 4 Season 4 …
8List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes — This page is a list of episodes for the American TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. In total, 198 episodes were broadcast from 1988 to 1999. Contents 1 Season index 2 Explanation of entries 3 KTMA TV …
9Sons of Butcher (TV show) — infobox television show name = Sons of Butcher caption = format = Animated series runtime = approx. 23 minutes per episode, 598 minutes total creator = Dave Dunham, Trevor Ziebarth, Jay Ziebarth starring = Dave Dunham, Trevor Ziebarth, Jay… …
10hang — hangable, adj. hangability, n. /hang/, v., hung or (esp. for 4, 5, 20, 24) hanged; hanging; n. v.t. 1. to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 2. to attach or suspend so as to …
