to tear to shreds narmõks kīskõ
to rip apart narmõks lǟ’dõ
The nets were torn to shreds in the storm. Touvõ kä’ds võrgõd vȯ’ļt narmõks jarā kīsktõd.
bread crumb lēba sumār
[One] does not have a scrap to put in [one's] mouth. Mittõ sumārt ä’b ūo sū’zõ pānda.
Shouting and a clamour were heard. Vȯ’ļ kūldtõb ōŗandõks ja rǟkandõks.
One screw is loose [~ open]. Ikš skrõuv u’m vāldiņ.
[He] has got not a single screw left [in his head]. Ä’b ūo mittõ ī’dtõ skrõuvõ je’mmitõt.