EAT SOMEONE'S DUST N. AMER.

Meaning of EAT SOMEONE'S DUST N. AMER. in English

eat someone's dust N. Amer.

informal

fall far behind someone in a competitive situation.

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SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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DUST — I. ˈdəst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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DUST — — dustless , adj. /dust/ , n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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EAT
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DUST — I. ˈdəst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to …
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SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
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AMER — America; American
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EAT — of eat. 2. eat ·vi to make one's way slowly. 3. eat ·vi to taste or relish; as, it eats …
Webster English vocab
DUST — noun gold dust. 2. dust ·noun coined money; cash. 3. dust ·vt to sprinkle with dust. 4. dust ·noun figuratively, …
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SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAT — [eat] vb ate ; eat.en ; eat.ing [ME eten, fr. OE etan; akin to OHG ezzan to eat, L edere, …
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DUST — [dust] n [ME, fr. OE dust; akin to OHG tunst storm, and prob. to L fumus smoke--more at fume] (bef. …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
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N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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DUST — dust BrE AmE dʌst ▷ dusted ˈdʌst ɪd -əd ▷ dusting ˈdʌst ɪŋ ▷ dusts dʌsts ▶ ˈ dust ˌ …
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SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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EAT — / iːt; NAmE / verb ( ate / et; NAmE ; especially NAmE eɪt/, eaten / ˈiːtn; NAmE /) 1. …
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DUST — / dʌst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a fine powder that consists of very …
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SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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EAT — eat S1 W1 /iːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) [ …
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DUST — I. dust 1 S3 W3 /dʌst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] dry powder consisting …
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SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
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DUST — n. & v. n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
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SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1. a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Oxford English vocab
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1. a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Oxford English vocab
N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — ( dusts, dusting, dusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Dust is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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N — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bump 'n' grind drum 'n' bass rock 'n' roll ▪ Elvis, the king of rock …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dust storm (= one in which a lot of dust is blown around …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
DUST — [verb]I was dusting (= removing dust from) the mantelpiece when I noticed the piece of paper. [T]Would you prefer to …
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