come down with one's dust

verb

To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money.

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Meanings

verbcome down with one's dust (third-person singular simple present comes down with one's dust, present participle coming down with one's dust, simple past came down with one's dust, past participle come down with one's dust)

present singular third person comes down with one's dust · participle present coming down with one's dust · past came down with one's dust · alternative down with one's dust · alternative come down with the dust · alternative down with the dust

  1. archaicslangTo pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money.

Origin

From the (now dated) slang sense of dust meaning ‘money’.

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APA

come down with one's dust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20down%20with%20one's%20dust

MLA

“come down with one's dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20down%20with%20one's%20dust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come down with one's dust,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20down%20with%20one's%20dust.

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