dust down
English
editVerb
editdust down (third-person singular simple present dusts down, present participle dusting down, simple past and past participle dusted down)
- alternative form of dust off
- 2019 October, Rail Freight Group, “Consequences of a no deal Brexit”, in Modern Railways, page 20:
- These preparations are being dusted down and refreshed and will continue to stand their owners in good stead in November.
- (slang) To demean or verbally assault; to dress down.
- (slang) To clean (someone) off who has fallen.
- He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home.
References
edit- “dust down”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “dust”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.