Idiom
not see someone for dust
Meaning
To not see someone at all; implying a hasty departure.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He took the money and I did not see him for dust.”
“As soon as the boss mentioned the extra work, the intern left and we did not see him for dust.”
“The thief snatched the purse from the counter and vanished into the crowd, and we did not see him for dust.”
Examples
simple
“He took the money and I did not see him for dust.”
contextual
“As soon as the boss mentioned the extra work, the intern left and we did not see him for dust.”
complex
“The thief snatched the purse from the counter and vanished into the crowd, and we did not see him for dust.”
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