Idiom
leave for dust
Meaning
To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He left his friend for dust when the trouble started.”
“She felt betrayed when her partner left her for dust during the difficult financial crisis.”
“Despite their long history of loyalty, he callously left his closest ally for dust the moment his own reputation was at risk.”
Examples
simple
“He left his friend for dust when the trouble started.”
contextual
“She felt betrayed when her partner left her for dust during the difficult financial crisis.”
complex
“Despite their long history of loyalty, he callously left his closest ally for dust the moment his own reputation was at risk.”
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