külün kökge suwururğa
/kylyn køkɡe suwururʁa/
Idiom
Literal translation
to winnow someone's ashes into the sky
Intended meaning
To destroy something utterly — to burn it down and leave nothing of it.
- … Andan sora duşman bitew elni külün kökge suwurdu dep hapar keldi.… After that, word came that the enemy had scattered the whole village's ashes to the sky.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary