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    in the dust

    US /ɪn ði dʌst/

    ・

    UK /in ðə dʌst/

    B1
    idiomIdiomTo defeat someone easily and completely, leaving them far behind.
    Our team left the competition in the dust.
    phr.PhraseLocated in or covered by dust.
    The book had been lying in the dust for years.

    Video subtitles

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • To hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!" Scrooge bent before the ghost's rebuke,

      To hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!" Scrooge bent before the ghost's rebuke,

    • hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too  much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!”

      hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too  much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!”

    B2

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 6 "Toothache"

    28:26Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 6 "Toothache"
    • I'd rather shrivel in the dust than renounce my love for Ingrid.

      I'd rather shrivel in the dust than renounce my love for Ingrid.

    • I'd rather shrivel in the dust than renounce

      I'd rather shrivel in the dust than renounce

    B1

    Post Malone: Tiny Desk Concert

    18:08Post Malone: Tiny Desk Concert
    • Who seems to move anyway, it seems to move alone She was a bad, bad, nevertheless Calling it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck Crashing my place, baby, you're a wreck Needless to say, I'm keeping that check She was a... nevertheless Calling it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck Crashing my place, baby, you're a wreck Thinking in a bad way, losing your grip Screaming at my face, baby, don't trip Someone took a big L, looking at your size Ooh, some things you just can't refuse She wanna ride me like a cruise And I'm not trying to lose I think you left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower I think your love would be too much You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower Like a sunflower Every time I'm leaving on you Don't make it easy, no Wish I could beat it for you Give me a reason to Every time I'm walking out I can hear you telling me to turn around Fighting for my trust and you won't back down Even if we gotta risk it all right now I know you're scared of me, you know You don't wanna be alone I know you're always gonna go But you're trying to let me go You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower I think your love would be too much You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower Like a sunflower Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey Let's go!

      Who seems to move anyway, it seems to move alone She was a bad, bad, nevertheless Calling it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck Crashing my place, baby, you're a wreck Needless to say, I'm keeping that check She was a... nevertheless Calling it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck Crashing my place, baby, you're a wreck Thinking in a bad way, losing your grip Screaming at my face, baby, don't trip Someone took a big L, looking at your size Ooh, some things you just can't refuse She wanna ride me like a cruise And I'm not trying to lose I think you left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower I think your love would be too much You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower Like a sunflower Every time I'm leaving on you Don't make it easy, no Wish I could beat it for you Give me a reason to Every time I'm walking out I can hear you telling me to turn around Fighting for my trust and you won't back down Even if we gotta risk it all right now I know you're scared of me, you know You don't wanna be alone I know you're always gonna go But you're trying to let me go You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower I think your love would be too much You left it in the dust And it's stuck by you Like a sunflower Like a sunflower Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey Let's go!

    • Think you left it in the dust, and it's a stuck fire.

      Think you left it in the dust, and it's a stuck fire.

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • It may be that in the sight of heaven you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child." "Oh, God, to hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust." Scrooge bent before the ghost's rebuke and, trembling, cast his eyes upon the ground.

      It may be that in the sight of heaven you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child." "Oh, God, to hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust." Scrooge bent before the ghost's rebuke and, trembling, cast his eyes upon the ground.

    • brothers in the dust!"

      brothers in the dust!"

    B2

    Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)

    16:31Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
    • "That's a lie!" "Your saying so doesn't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe and said, "I dare you to step over that,

      "That's a lie!" "Your saying so doesn't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe and said, "I dare you to step over that,

    • "YOUR saying so don't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big

      "YOUR saying so don't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big

    B1

    How will people travel in the future? | The Economist

    03:37How will people travel in the future? | The Economist
    • But for high speed travel, the ambitious Hyperloop could leave bullet trains in the dust.

      But for high speed travel, the ambitious Hyperloop could leave bullet trains in the dust.

    • But for high-speed travel, the ambitious Hyperloop could leave bullet trains in the dust.

      But for high-speed travel, the ambitious Hyperloop could leave bullet trains in the dust.

    B1

    Quince's Italian Leather Triple Compartment Weekender Bag Review

    05:48Quince's Italian Leather Triple Compartment Weekender Bag Review
    • Mine's in the dust bag.

      Mine's in the dust bag.

    • Mine's in the dust bag.

      Mine's in the dust bag.

    B1

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - Chapter 01 - Tom Plays, Fights, And Hides

    13:34The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - Chapter 01 - Tom Plays, Fights, And Hides
    • "That's a lie!" "Your saying so doesn't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe and said, "I dare you to step over that,

      "That's a lie!" "Your saying so doesn't make it so." Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe and said, "I dare you to step over that,

    • Tom drew a line in the dust with his big

      Tom drew a line in the dust with his big

    B1

    Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower ( cover by J.Fla )

    02:42Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower ( cover by J.Fla )
    • Then you're left in the dust.

      Then you're left in the dust.

    • Then you're left in the dust

      Then you're left in the dust

    B2

    Top 10 Celebrity Interviews That Got Uncomfortably Desperate

    11:38Top 10 Celebrity Interviews That Got Uncomfortably Desperate
    • This leads Cavett to make one of his best quips ever, leaving Mailer largely in the dust.

      This leads Cavett to make one of his best quips ever, leaving Mailer largely in the dust.

    • This leads Cavett to make one of his best quips ever, leaving Mailer largely in the dust.

      This leads Cavett to make one of his best quips ever, leaving Mailer largely in the dust.

    B1