come down with the dust

A form of come down with one's dust — 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 the dust (third-person singular simple present comes down with the dust, present participle coming down with the dust, simple past came down with the dust, past participle come down with the dust)

present singular third person comes down with the dust · participle present coming down with the dust · past came down with the dust

  1. alternativearchaicslangAlternative form of come down with one's dust (“To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money”).
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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