eat someone's dust

verb

To be outrun.

“You better move fast before you eat his dust.”

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Meanings

verbeat someone's dust (third-person singular simple present eats someone's dust, present participle eating someone's dust, simple past ate someone's dust, past participle eaten someone's dust)

present singular third person eats someone's dust · participle present eating someone's dust · past ate someone's dust · participle past eaten someone's dust

  1. idiomaticinformalTo be outrun.

    You better move fast before you eat his dust.

  2. informalTo get one to be on a losing end.
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“eat someone's dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20someone's%20dust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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