dust someone up
Look at other dictionaries:
dust someone's jacket — To give someone a beating • • • Main Entry: ↑dust dust someone s jacket (old slang) To beat someone • • • Main Entry: ↑jacket … Useful english dictionary
dust someone’s pants — tv. to spank someone, usually a child. □ My dad will dust my pants if he hears about this. □ I’m too old for somebody to dust my pants … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dust someone off — tv. to give someone a good pounding or beating. □ Sam threatened to dust Frank off. CD Bob dusted off Larry; then he started for Tom … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dust — noun 1》 fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter. ↘any material in the form of tiny particles: coal dust. ↘literary a dead person s remains. 2》 an act of dusting. verb 1》 remove dust from the surface of.… … English new terms dictionary
dust — [dust] n. [ME < OE, akin to MLowG: for IE base see DUN1] 1. powdery earth or other matter in bits fine enough to be easily suspended in air 2. a cloud of such matter 3. confusion; turmoil 4. a) earth, esp. as the place of burial … English World dictionary
dust — ► NOUN 1) fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter. 2) any material in the form of tiny particles: coal dust. 3) an act of dusting. ► VERB 1) remove dust from the surface of. 2) cover lightly with a powdered… … English terms dictionary
Dust in the Wind (film) — Dust in the Wind Theatrical release poster Directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien Written by Chu Tien wen … Wikipedia
dust — dust1 [ dʌst ] noun uncount ** very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder: The dictionaries were covered in dust. a. very small pieces of dry earth or sand that are like powder: There were clouds of dust in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dust — 1. in. to leave; to depart. □ Well, it’s late. I gotta dust. □ They dusted out of there at about midnight. 2. tv. to defeat someone; to win out over someone. □ We dusted the other team, eighty seven to ifty four … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dust — /dʌst / (say dust) noun 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 3. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 4. that to which anything, as the human body, is reduced by… …
