See leave for dust on Wiktionary
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"To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them."
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"(informal, idiomatic) To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them."
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"To leave quickly in order to avoid something."
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"(informal, idiomatic) To leave quickly in order to avoid something."
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"Synonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”)"
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