shake the dust from one's feet

dust

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhst]
- /ʃeɪk stressed ði dʌst frʌm, frɒm wʌnz fit/
- /ʃeɪk ðə dʌst frəm wʌnz fiːt/

Definitions of shake the dust from one's feet words

noun shake the dust from one's feet earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 1
noun shake the dust from one's feet a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 1
noun shake the dust from one's feet any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 1
noun shake the dust from one's feet the ground; the earth's surface. 1
noun shake the dust from one's feet the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains. 1
noun shake the dust from one's feet British. ashes, refuse, etc. junk1 (def 1). 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English dūst; cognate with German Dunst vapor

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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