"blood and ashes" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} blood and ashes
  1. (rare) An expression of frustration. Tags: rare Synonyms: Jesus Christ
    Sense id: en-blood_and_ashes-en-intj-2hTOfBm4 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Virgil: Right...yes, the name...uh, wait! I remember something! It is written in the scriptures. \"The Living One will live again on wings of fire.\" No wait, I think it says \"reborn on wings of fire\". Oh, blood and ashes! Why do elves always have to be so damn cryptic? Uh...",
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        "(rare) An expression of frustration."
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