"lay the dust" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays the dust [present, singular, third-person], laying the dust [participle, present], laid the dust [participle, past], laid the dust [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> the dust}} lay the dust (third-person singular simple present lays the dust, present participle laying the dust, simple past and past participle laid the dust)
  1. (colloquial) To consume an alcoholic drink. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-lay_the_dust-en-verb-OVYH0yho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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