dust something down/off

dust something down/off
bring something out for use again after a long period of neglect.
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  • dust something off — ˌdust sb/sthˈoff derived to remove dust, dirt, etc. from sb/sth • She got out the best china and dusted it off. • He put down the box and dusted off his hands. • (figurative) …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — dust1 W3S3 [dʌst] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean ▪ All the furniture was covered in dust . ▪ a thick layer of dust ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — 1 /dVst/ noun 1 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sand: The truck drove off in a cloud of dust. | the heat and dust of an Indian town 2 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt which you find in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — [[t]dʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ dusts, dusting, dusted 1) N UNCOUNT Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move... He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust. 2) N UNCOUNT Dust is the very small… …   English dictionary

  • dust — I UK [dʌst] / US noun ** 1) [uncountable] 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 …   English dictionary

  • dust down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dust down : present tense I/you/we/they dust down he/she/it dusts down present participle dusting down past tense dusted down past participle dusted down British 1) to wipe dust or dirt off the surface of… …   English dictionary

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