watch my dust Idiom, Proverb
watch my dust
watch my dust Also,
watch my smoke. See how fast I am, or how quickly I'll succeed. For example,
I'm going to turn that investment into my first million, just you watch my dust, or
I'll make it, just watch my smoke. The first term alludes to the dust raised by a galloping horse, the second to the smoke generated by an engine. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
watch my dust
Observe how fast I am, how able-bodied I will perform, or how acknowledged I will become! "Watch my dust!" she cried, as she sprinted abroad from the group.Learn more: dust, watchwatch my dust
Also, watch my smoke. See how fast I am, or how bound I'll succeed. For example, I'm activity to about-face that advance into my aboriginal million, aloof you watch my dust, or I'll accomplish it, aloof watch my smoke. The aboriginal appellation alludes to the dust aloft by a galloping horse, the additional to the smoke generated by an engine. [Colloquial; backward 1800s] Learn more: dust, watch