"turn to dust" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-turn to dust.ogg [Australia] Forms: turns to dust [present, singular, third-person], turning to dust [participle, present], turned to dust [participle, past], turned to dust [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn to dust (third-person singular simple present turns to dust, present participle turning to dust, simple past and past participle turned to dust)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To die. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Categories (topical): Death

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