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beats the dust

beats the dust is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats the dust

What is beats the dust the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats the dust is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the dust.

Words near beats the dust in the dictionary

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

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