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beaten the dust

beaten the dust is the past participle of beat the dust.

Meaning of beat the dust

Verb

beat the dust (third-person singular simple present beats the dust, present participle beating the dust, simple past beat the dust, past participle beaten the dust or (colloquial) beat the dust)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.

Questions about beaten the dust

What is beaten the dust the past participle of?
Beaten the dust is the past participle of beat the dust.

Words near beaten the dust in the dictionary

  1. beaten the crowd
  2. beaten the daylights out of
  3. beaten the drum
  4. beaten the drum for
  5. beaten the dummy
  6. beaten the dust
  7. beaten the hoof
  8. beaten the meat
  9. beaten the odds
  10. beaten the pants off
  11. beaten the poop out of

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