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To loot or plunder by force

To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray

To take something without permission

Verb

To loot or plunder by force

turn upside down

leave no stone unturned

look all over for

look high and low

go over with a fine-tooth comb

moonlight requisition

raze to the ground

remove the innards from

remove the guts from

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

play havoc with

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works of

bring to an end

render ineffective

reduce to nothing

wreak havoc with

reduce to rubble

reduce to ruins

wipe from the face of the earth

damage beyond repair

put out of commission

put a damper on

make of no use or value

bring about the downfall of

be the ruination of

turn upside-down

play mischief with

bring to nought

put out of action

cause confusion in

cause turmoil in

throw into disarray

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

put the skids under

commit genocide

seal the doom of

knock to pieces

be detrimental to

be a blot on the landscape

cut a swath through

cook someone's goose

upset someone's apple cart

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

be deleterious to

outmanoeuvre^UK

run onto the rocks

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

give the coup de grâce

take someone's life

move in for the kill

smash to smithereens

rain on someone's parade

make mincemeat of

turn inside out

break into pieces

burst one's bubble

blow out of the water

wipe the floor with

take to the cleaners

detonate weapon

rain destruction

crush to smithereens

commit sacrilege

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

treat sacrilegiously

ax^US

axe^UK

treat with disrespect

blaspheme against

commit sacrilege against

wipe off face of earth

remove all traces of

destroy root and branch

knock the stuffing out of

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

cause suffering to

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“The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way.”

Verb

To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray

rummage through

scrabble around in

rummage around in

turn inside out

turn upside down

fossick through

leave no stone unturned

look high and low

scrabble about in

ferret around in

ferret about in

roust around in

rootle around in

go through with a fine-tooth comb

rummage about in

fine-tooth-comb

search high heaven

rummage round in

beat the bushes

leave no stone unturned in

go over with a fine-tooth comb

turn upside-down

scrabble around

search thoroughly

look high and low in

look up and down

really get into

be on the lookout

search for or out

cast around for

look all over hell

shuffle through

scrounge around

go through with fine-tooth comb

search high and low

run your eye over

make a survey of

conduct an enquiry into

put through a sieve

conduct investigations into

run reconnaissance

give a look-see

give a going-over

give the once-over

have a good look at

snoop around in

be curious about

enquire impertinently into

inquire impertinently into

be inquisitive about

investigate impertinently

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“If you need flowers or a bouquet the next time, you don't need to ransack your cupboard to search for the misplaced telephone index or that huge telephone directory to search for a bouquet shop phone number.”

Verb

To take something without permission

help oneself to

take for oneself

take possession of

be light-fingered

hold for ransom

have one's fingers in the till

help yourself to

have sticky fingers

dispossess someone of

gain possession of

put hand in till

put hand in cookie jar

commit white-collar crime

have one's hand in the till

line one's purse with

defraud someone of

line one's pockets with

dip into the public purse

put one's hand in the till

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