- dust off
- Iv To kill. The mob dusted him off when he ratted on them. 1940sIIv To reactivate, resurrect. Why not dust off your old tap dance routine for the show. 1950s
Historical dictionary of American slang . 2014.
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dust-off — or dust·off (dŭstʹôf , ŏf ) n. Slang Medevac. * * * … Universalium
dust off — dust (something) off to make something usable after it has not been used for a long time. It s a good time to dust off your resume and see if you can get some work. Byrne dusted off some of the band s classics in Tuesday s concert … New idioms dictionary
Dust off — may refer to: Dustoff or casualty evacuation, the emergency evacuation of casualties from a combat zone Dust Off, a brand of compressed air This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link l … Wikipedia
dust|off — «DUHST F, OF», noun. U.S. Military Slang. a helicopter for evacuating casualties from a combat zone; medevac: »Wounded are picked up and shuttled away from enemy fire, then quickly evacuated on “dustoff” helicopters to the nearest U.S. hospital… … Useful english dictionary
Dust-Off — For the military term dust off , see Casualty evacuation. Dust Off Dust Off is a brand of dust cleaner (refrigerant based propellant cleaner, which is not compressed air and incorrectly called canned air ) containing difluoroethane; it is used to … Wikipedia
dust off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dust off : present tense I/you/we/they dust off he/she/it dusts off present participle dusting off past tense dusted off past participle dusted off 1) to get something ready to use that you have not used for a … English dictionary
dust off — transitive verb 1. : to intentionally pitch a baseball directly at or near (the batter) 2. slang : kill * * * dust off [phrasal verb] dust (something) off or … Useful english dictionary
dust off — verb a) To remove dust from something. I think its time to dust off my old golf clubs, now that Im retired. b) To use something after a long time without it … Wiktionary
dust off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get ready to use again. * /Four years after he graduated from school, Tom decided to dust off his algebra book./ 2. To throw a baseball pitch close to. * /The pitcher dusted off the other team s best hitter./ Syn.: BRUSH… … Dictionary of American idioms
dust off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get ready to use again. * /Four years after he graduated from school, Tom decided to dust off his algebra book./ 2. To throw a baseball pitch close to. * /The pitcher dusted off the other team s best hitter./ Syn.: BRUSH… … Dictionary of American idioms
