make the dust fly in English

Forms: makes the dust fly [present, singular, third-person], making the dust fly [participle, present], made the dust fly [participle, past], made the dust fly [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make the dust fly (third-person singular simple present makes the dust fly, present participle making the dust fly, simple past and past participle made the dust fly)

Inflected forms

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        "To act very quickly or energetically."
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        "(US, informal) To act very quickly or energetically."
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  "word": "make the dust fly"
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    {
      "form": "makes the dust fly",
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        "To act very quickly or energetically."
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"make the dust fly" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms