成なれの果はて

expression

mere shadow of one's former self; ruin of what one once was

Describes a person or thing that has fallen into a wretched state, a mere remnant of its former glory. Often used with a negative or pitiful connotation.

• 彼かれは酒さけに溺おぼれて、成なれの果はてのような姿すがたになった。

  He became addicted to alcohol and ended up a mere shadow of his former self.

• かつての名めい門もんチームも、今いまでは成なれの果はてだ。

  The once-famous team is now just a ruin of what it used to be.