dust off the cobwebs in English

Forms: dusts off the cobwebs [present, singular, third-person], dusting off the cobwebs [participle, present], dusted off the cobwebs [participle, past], dusted off the cobwebs [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dust off the cobwebs (third-person singular simple present dusts off the cobwebs, present participle dusting off the cobwebs, simple past and past participle dusted off the cobwebs)

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      "form": "dusts off the cobwebs",
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    {
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        "To begin an activity that has been suspended for a long time; to return to something after a long time, especially when there is a need to regain former familiarity or facility."
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"dust off the cobwebs" meaning in English

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