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shaking off the dust from one's feet

shaking off the dust from one's feet is the past participle of shake off the dust from one's feet.

Meaning of shake off the dust from one's feet

Verb

shake off the dust from one's feet (third-person singular simple present shakes off the dust from one's feet, present participle shaking off the dust from one's feet, simple past shook off the dust from one's feet, past participle shaken off the dust from one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.

Questions about shaking off the dust from one's feet

What is shaking off the dust from one's feet the past participle of?
Shaking off the dust from one's feet is the past participle of shake off the dust from one's feet.

Words near shaking off the dust from one's feet in the dictionary

  1. shaking in one's shoes
  2. shaking it
  3. shaking it up
  4. shaking like a leaf
  5. shaking off
  6. shaking off the dust from one's feet
  7. shaking on it
  8. shaking one's ass
  9. shaking one's elbow
  10. shaking one's head
  11. shaking out

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