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2021-07-04 04:07
Dust off phrase slang
To bring something back to its good condition to use.
The church was recently dusted off after decades of disuse.
The summer vacation is over. Let's dust off our books to review what we learned.
To throw the ball too close to the body of the person who is batting.
Wow. What a dangerous throw! The pitcher dusted the batter's left eye off.
I'm not gonna play with him anymore. He's always dusting my head off.
To end someone's life or to win against someone.
Mary dusted John off by three points in the final.
The terrorists threatened to dust off the hostages.
To hit or kick somebody hard, many times.
He was severely dusted off by a gang of thugs.
If my mom found that I put a dent in her car, she will dust me off.
To get ready for something that one used to do, usually, after something bad has happened.
Come on! Dust yourself off. Forget your previous loss and make a great start.
Do you dust off to start your business again?
To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground
To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something
To succeed in something by only a small amount
If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.
To make a situation become equal
The verb "dust" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase has been used as slang dating from 1920s.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
