The phrase "allowed to rot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is permitted to decay or deteriorate over time, often in a neglectful context.
Example: "The abandoned house was left to rot, with vines creeping up the walls and windows shattered."
Alternatives: "permitted to decay" or "left to deteriorate."
He was buried in Sweden under a simple wooden monument that was allowed to rot.
Because there has never been a satisfactory explanation for why Britain's industrial heartlands were allowed to rot in the subsequent three decades either.
Referring to allegations that bodies of the passengers, including 193 Dutch nationals, were being treated with contempt and allowed to rot at the scene, he said: "I was shocked at the pictures of utterly disrespectful behaviour at this tragic spot.
Growing up in Shaanxi, Zhang, 23, witnessed not just an abundance of fruit and vegetables but also the scandalous waste of produce that was allowed to rot before it could be sold because of poor storage facilities.
But it also provided a searing image for Palestinians, some of whom were enraged that their dead had to be evacuated at gunpoint, after weeks of being allowed to rot.
Good, but more important still, Brown focused on banks as a necessity of life – a "lifeline" to small businesses and home owners - not some "abstraction" or luxury which can be allowed to rot.
The secret of Sauternes, weirdly, is a fungus called noble rot, which is allowed to grow on vines to boost natural sugar levels.
Rapidly growing young trees suck up carbon dioxide, but mature trees absorb much less, and when they're allowed to die and rot, their carbon is released — which means that an old-growth forest can be a net contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere.
This is a culture that has been allowed to fester and to rot by enablers who refused to intervene when they witnessed inexcusable behavior or went to great lengths to avoid seeing it".
It would be an act of vandalism and defilement to allow them to rot.
You allow them to rot and you're worried about the deaths of about 1,000, 2,000 or 3,000?" he said, according to GMA.
