ALL meanings of make the dust fly
make the dust fly
M m - noun make the dust fly earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 1
- noun make the dust fly a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 1
- noun make the dust fly any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 1
- noun make the dust fly the ground; the earth's surface. 1
- noun make the dust fly the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains. 1
- noun make the dust fly British. ashes, refuse, etc. junk1 (def 1). 1
- noun make the dust fly a low or humble condition. 1
- noun make the dust fly anything worthless. 1
- noun make the dust fly disturbance; turmoil. 1
- noun make the dust fly gold dust. 1
- noun make the dust fly the mortal body of a human being. 1
- noun make the dust fly a single particle or grain. 1
- noun make the dust fly Archaic. money; cash. 1
- verb with object make the dust fly to wipe the dust from: to dust a table. 1
- verb with object make the dust fly to sprinkle with a powder or dust: to dust rosebushes with an insecticide. 1
- verb with object make the dust fly to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush. 1
- verb with object make the dust fly to soil with dust; make dusty. 1
- verb without object make the dust fly to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc. 1
- verb without object make the dust fly to become dusty. 1
- verb without object make the dust fly to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.: to dust with an insecticide in late spring. 1
- idioms make the dust fly bite the dust, to be killed, especially in battle; die. to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail: Another manufacturer has bitten the dust. 1
- idioms make the dust fly dust off, Baseball. (of a pitcher) to throw the ball purposely at or dangerously close to (the batter). to take out or prepare for use again, as after a period of inactivity or storage: I'm going to dust off my accounting skills and try to get a job in the finance department. to beat up badly: The gang of hoodlums dusted off a cop. 1
- idioms make the dust fly leave one in the dust, to overtake and surpass a competitor or one who is less ambitious, qualified, etc.: Don't be so meek, they'll leave you in the dust. 1
- idioms make the dust fly lick the dust, to be killed; die. to humble oneself abjectly; grovel: He will resign rather than lick the dust. 1
- idioms make the dust fly make the dust fly, to execute with vigor or speed: We turned them loose on the work, and they made the dust fly. 1
- idioms make the dust fly shake the dust from one's feet, to depart in anger or disdain; leave decisively or in haste, especially from an unpleasant situation: As the country moved toward totalitarianism, many of the intelligentsia shook the dust from their feet. 1
- idioms make the dust fly throw dust in someone's eyes, to mislead; deceive: He threw dust in our eyes by pretending to be a jeweler and then disappeared with the diamonds. 1
- noun make the dust fly to act energetically 0
- noun make the dust fly to move swiftly 0