beat the dust in English

Forms: beats the dust [present, singular, third-person], beating the dust [participle, present], beat the dust [past], beaten the dust [participle, past], beat the dust [colloquial, participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> the dust}} beat the dust (third-person singular simple present beats the dust, present participle beating the dust, simple past beat the dust, past participle beaten the dust or (colloquial) beat the dust)

Inflected forms

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        "To take in too little ground with the forelegs, as a horse."
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        "To perform curvets too precipitately or too low."
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        "(idiomatic) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low."
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        "To take in too little ground with the forelegs, as a horse."
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"beat the dust" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms