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shook off the dust from one's feet

shook off the dust from one's feet is the simple past 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 shook off the dust from one's feet

What is shook off the dust from one's feet the simple past of?
Shook off the dust from one's feet is the simple past of shake off the dust from one's feet.

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

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

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