выгребать все до крошки

English translation: emptying them to the last crum/piece of lint (fuzz)

14:38 Feb 21, 2005

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature

Russian term or phrase: выгребать все до крошки

Он выложил на стол засохшие желуди, которые нашел в лесу, старый сморщенный гриб, сломанный сучок, кусок свечки, пару грязных шнурков, расколотый грецкий орех, бумажки, на которых было что-то записано, разноцветные фантики, но того, что искал, не обнаружил. Он стал выворачивать карманы, ***выгребая оттуда все до крошки***.

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English translation:emptying them to the last crum/piece of lint (fuzz)

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emptying them to the last crum/piece of lint (fuzz)

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scraping his pockets clean

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выгребать все до крошки

emptying them to the last crum/piece of lint (fuzz)

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Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 114

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Thanks for your help, Andrey!

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выгребать все до крошки scraping his pockets clean

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Russian
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