make the dust fly

verb

To act very quickly or energetically.

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Meanings

verbmake the dust fly (third-person singular simple present makes the dust fly, present participle making the dust fly, simple past and past participle made the dust fly)

present singular third person makes the dust fly · participle present making the dust fly · participle past made the dust fly · past made the dust fly

  1. USinformalTo act very quickly or energetically.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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