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gather dust イディオム

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

bite the dust

be killed, break down, be defeated I think that my car has finally bitten the dust.

captain of industry

a top corporation officer The president of our company was a captain of industry and after he retired he was appointed to many government boards.

collecting dust

not used for a long time, idle, gathering dust """Where's the silver tray?"" ""On the shelf, collecting dust."""

dust

ruined, dead, done for, toast If you smuggle drugs into the US, you're dust. You'll go to jail.

dust bunny

ball of dust on the floor, dust that looks like fur On Saturday morning I vacuum up the dust bunnies before I go out.

dust devil

small whirlwind, twister Dust devils seemed to follow us as we walked across the field.

dust-up

(See a dust-up)

gathering dust

not being used, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust That old coffee tray has been gathering dust for years.

saw sawdust

review a decision or failure too many times """Don't saw sawdust,"" said the old man. ""Don't live in the past."""

gather dust

To be bare or forgotten, abnormally for a continued aeon of time. My autograph abilities accept been acquisition dust anytime back I got this job in the IT department. My grandfathering still insists on autograph belletrist by hand, while the laptop I got him gathers dust in the bend of the kitchen.Learn more: dust, gather

gather dust

Fig. [for something] to sit bare for a continued time. Most of my aptitude is aloof acquisition dust because I don't absolutely accept an befalling to perform.Learn more: dust, gather

gather dust

COMMON If article gathers dust, it is not acclimated or dealt with for a actual continued time. The address has been acquisition dust on a shelf. She swam in the basin every morning and acclimated the treadmill that had been acquisition dust.Learn more: dust, gather

gather (or collect) dust

abide unused.Learn more: dust, gather

gather ˈdust

(of plans, recommendations, etc.) be abandoned or ignored: As accepted the address was larboard to accumulate dust and not dealt with by the authorities for years.Learn more: dust, gather

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gather dust イディオム

a dust-up

bite the dust

captain of industry

collecting dust

dust

dust bunny

dust devil

dust-up

gathering dust

saw sawdust

gather dust

gather dust

gather dust

gather (or collect) dust

gather ˈdust

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