lay something waste

idiom ( also lay waste to something )
lay something ( to ) waste
to completely destroy something
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The invading army laid waste to the city and burned down all the buildings.
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A massive earthquake laid waste to the coastal town and left thousands of people homeless.
The farmers were worried that the locusts would lay waste to their crops and cause a famine.