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eat someone's dust

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
eat -some-one's -dust
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be outrun.

Informal

verb

To get one to be on a losing end.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

eats someone's dust (present, singular) eating someone's dust (participle, present) ate someone's dust (past) eaten someone's dust (participle, past)

Phrases

eat my dust bite the dust leave someone in the dust

Frequently Paired Words

bite the dust leave someone in the dust

Questions

What does eat someone's dust mean?
To be outrun.

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