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| Subject | English | Russian |
| fig.of.sp. | grind to dust | стереть в мелкий порошок (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| gen. | grind to dust | истолочь в мельчайший порошок |
| fig. | grind to the dust | стереть в порошок (What disappointments shattered him and broke his spirit, what lost illusions ground him to the dust? Helene2008) |
| gen. | grinding to dust | растирание в порошок |