külün kökge suwururğa
/kylyn køkɡe suwururʁa/
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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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 277
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 141