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Idiom

dust mouse

Meaning

A dust bunny.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I found a large dust mouse under the bed.”

“You should vacuum more often because a dust mouse is hiding behind the sofa.”

“The neglected attic was filled with cobwebs and a solitary, grey dust mouse rolling across the floorboards.”

Examples

simple

“I found a large dust mouse under the bed.”

contextual

“You should vacuum more often because a dust mouse is hiding behind the sofa.”

complex

“The neglected attic was filled with cobwebs and a solitary, grey dust mouse rolling across the floorboards.”

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