"make the dust fly" meaning in English

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Verb

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]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the dust fly}} 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)
  1. (US, informal) To act very quickly or energetically. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-make_the_dust_fly-en-verb-a7VhWBvl Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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