Idiom
bust the dust
Meaning
To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to bust the dust off these old books.”
“Before the guests arrive, I should bust the dust off the shelves in the living room.”
“She decided to bust the dust from the antique collection that had remained untouched in the attic for decades.”
Examples
simple
“I need to bust the dust off these old books.”
contextual
“Before the guests arrive, I should bust the dust off the shelves in the living room.”
complex
“She decided to bust the dust from the antique collection that had remained untouched in the attic for decades.”
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