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leave someone or something in the dust

leave some·one or some·thing in the dust
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leev suhm-wuhn, -wuh n awr suhm-thing in stressed th ee duhst]
    • /liv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɔr ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ ɪn stressed ði dʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leev suhm-wuhn, -wuh n awr suhm-thing in stressed th ee duhst]
    • /liv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɔr ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ ɪn stressed ði dʌst/

Definition of leave someone or something in the dust words

  • noun leave someone or something in the dust to outdo someone or something comprehensively or with ease 0
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Parts of speech for Leave someone or something in the dust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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leave someone or something in the dust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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