budget dust Idiom, Proverb

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

bite the dust

be killed, break down, be defeated I think that my car has finally bitten the dust.

captain of industry

a top corporation officer The president of our company was a captain of industry and after he retired he was appointed to many government boards.

collecting dust

not used for a long time, idle, gathering dust """Where's the silver tray?"" ""On the shelf, collecting dust."""

dust

ruined, dead, done for, toast If you smuggle drugs into the US, you're dust. You'll go to jail.

dust bunny

ball of dust on the floor, dust that looks like fur On Saturday morning I vacuum up the dust bunnies before I go out.

dust devil

small whirlwind, twister Dust devils seemed to follow us as we walked across the field.

dust-up

(See a dust-up)

gathering dust

not being used, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust That old coffee tray has been gathering dust for years.

saw sawdust

review a decision or failure too many times """Don't saw sawdust,"" said the old man. ""Don't live in the past."""

budget dust

A baby and/or inconsequential bulk of money, generally as charcoal afterwards a beyond approaching bulk is spent. To best people, $2,000 is a lot to absorb on anything, but to the country's mega rich, it is alone account dust. After advantageous for all of those repairs, alone account dust is larboard over.Learn more: budget, dust

budget dust

n. a accessory bulk of money because the admeasurement of the absolute budget; money larboard over at the end of the account year. The bulk is aloof account dust, chump change! What’s the big deal? Learn more: budget, dust

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