dust down
English
Verb
dust down (third-person singular simple present dusts down, present participle dusting down, simple past and past participle dusted down)
- alternative form of dust off
- 2019 October, Rail Freight Group, “Consequences of a no deal Brexit”, in Modern Railways, page 20:
- These preparations are being dusted down and refreshed and will continue to stand their owners in good stead in November.
References
- “dust down”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “dust”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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