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catch dust

idiom
Meaning

To be rarely used.


Examples
SIMPLE

My old guitar is just catching dust in the corner.

CONTEXTUAL

I bought a fancy juicer last year, but it has been catching dust on the kitchen counter ever since.

COMPLEX

The vintage typewriter, once a vital tool for his daily writing, now catches dust in the attic as a forgotten relic of the past.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beat the dust

    To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.

  2. 02

    bite the dust

    To die.

  3. 03

    bust the dust

    To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.

  4. 04

    catch a body

    to kill, to murder

  5. 05

    catch a break

    To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

  6. 06

    catch a case

    To be infected with a disease; used with of.

  7. 07

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

  8. 08

    catch a date

    Of a prostitute, to secure a client who is willing to pay for services.

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