Translation of "sift through the ashes" in Russian

Translations

перебирать пепел

After the fire, they had to sift through the ashes to find anything that could be saved.

После пожара им пришлось перебирать пепел, чтобы найти хоть что-то, что можно было бы спасти.

Definitions

To examine or investigate the remains of something that has been destroyed or ended, often in an attempt to find something valuable, learn from the past, or understand what happened.

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