beat the dust

verb

To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.

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Meanings

verbbeat the dust (third-person singular simple present beats the dust, present participle beating the dust, simple past beat the dust, past participle beaten the dust or (colloquial) beat the dust)

present singular third person beats the dust · participle present beating the dust · participle past beaten the dust

  1. idiomaticTo perform curvets too precipitately or too low.
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APA

beat the dust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20dust

MLA

“beat the dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20dust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat the dust,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20dust.

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