leave for dust

verb

To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.

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leave someone in the dust
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Meanings

verbleave for dust (third-person singular simple present leaves for dust, present participle leaving for dust, simple past and past participle left for dust)

present singular third person leaves for dust · participle present leaving for dust · participle past left for dust · past left for dust

  1. idiomaticinformalTo leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
  2. idiomaticinformalTo leave quickly in order to avoid something.
  3. Synonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”).

    Synonyms: leave someone in the dust

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”).

Similar
leave someone in the dust
Also see
leave someone in the dust
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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