bust the dust

verb

To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.

“After I scrub the floor, I'm going to bust the dust.”

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Meanings

verbbust the dust (third-person singular simple present busts the dust, present participle busting the dust, simple past and past participle busted the dust or bust the dust)

present singular third person busts the dust · participle present busting the dust · participle past busted the dust · past busted the dust

  1. idiomaticinformalTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.

    After I scrub the floor, I'm going to bust the dust.

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Chicago

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

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