be sacrificed on the altar of sth
literaryDefinition
› to be destroyed by an activity, system, or belief that is bad but more important or more powerful: Service and quality have been sacrificed on the altar of profit.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling
(Definition of be sacrificed on the altar of sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Damaging and spoiling
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- Exploding and erupting
- Fragile and breakable
- Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- Hitting and beating
- In bad condition
- Injuring and injuries
- Scratching and rubbing
- Squeezing and grinding
- Tearing and breaking into pieces
- Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition
- Upsetting and destabilizing
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- apocalypse noun
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
- destroyer noun
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- scar noun
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- stave sth in phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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