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leave for dust

leave for dust verb: to leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.

Verb

leave for dust (third-person singular simple present leaves for dust, present participle leaving for dust, simple past and past participle left for dust)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To leave quickly in order to avoid something.
  3. Synonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”).

Synonyms of leave for dust

Forms of leave for dust

third-person singular presentleaves for dust
present participleleaving for dust
past participleleft for dust
pastleft for dust

Questions about leave for dust

What does leave for dust mean?
Leave for dust means to leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
What part of speech is leave for dust?
Leave for dust is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave for dust?
The past tense of leave for dust is left for dust.

Words near leave for dust in the dictionary

  1. leave aside
  2. leave at the door
  3. leave be
  4. leave behind
  5. leave for dead
  6. leave for dust
  7. leave home
  8. leave it all on the field
  9. leave it all out there
  10. leave it alone
  11. leave it at that

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