shake off the dust from one's feet

verb

To separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.

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shake the dust from one's feetshake the dust from one's sandals
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Meanings

verbshake off the dust from one's feet (third-person singular simple present shakes off the dust from one's feet, present participle shaking off the dust from one's feet, simple past shook off the dust from one's feet, past participle shaken off the dust from one's feet)

present singular third person shakes off the dust from one's feet · participle present shaking off the dust from one's feet · past shook off the dust from one's feet · participle past shaken off the dust from one's feet

  1. idiomaticTo separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.

    Synonyms: shake the dust from one's feet, shake the dust from one's sandals

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.

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shake the dust from one's feetshake the dust from one's sandals
Also see
shake the dust from one's feetshake the dust from one's sandals
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APA

shake off the dust from one's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20off%20the%20dust%20from%20one's%20feet

MLA

“shake off the dust from one's feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20off%20the%20dust%20from%20one's%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shake off the dust from one's feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20off%20the%20dust%20from%20one's%20feet.

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