| Russian | English |
| быстро разнеслась весть о том, что | word very quickly got out that (It was an article that focused on a strange wave of sightings of hairy, upright bipedal creatures that looked like hair-covered humans and which were seen in the heart of England’s Cannock Chase woods. But with one big difference: the heads of the terrible beasts closely resembled those of wolves. No wonder, then, that word very quickly got out that a pack of deadly werewolves was on the loose in the area. Such is the strength with which the old traditions and folklore still prevail in the UK, even the local newspaper, the Chase Post, gave the reports significant coverage.  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| разнести в клочья | shoot down in flames (destroy an argument or theory 4uzhoj) |
| разнести в пух и прах | blast (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| разнести в пух и прах | blow up sky-high (Bobrovska) |
| разнести в пух и прах | mop the floor with (4uzhoj) |
| разнести в пух и прах | shoot down in flames (destroy an argument or theory: When detail was put forward there was usually someone on hand from the Institute of Fiscal Studies or IMF to shoot it down in flames. • Amendment No. 203 is still hanging up there, because the Minister did not shoot it down in flames. 4uzhoj) |
| разнести в пух и прах | beat to smithereens (VLZ_58) |
| разнести в пух и прах | rip to shreds (Oleg Sollogub) |
| разнести в пух и прах | leave in tatters (Баян) |
| разнести на мелкие кусочки | blow to smithereens (According to Amy, what the controller learned when he had a higher clearance several years after the '62 incident was that "an unidentified spacecraft came in at twice Ranger's speed at that point, blew Ranger to smithereens, and then proceeded away at 10,000 miles per hour." NASA kept this quiet to avoid negative public reaction, he told her. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
