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dust down vb (tr, adverb)
1. to remove dust from by brushing or wiping 2. to reprimand severely dusting down n Translations ? dust down vt sep person, sb’s clothes (with brush) → abbürsten; (with hand) → abklopfen; (fig) → herunterputzen; to dust oneself down → sich abbürsten, sich (dat) → den Staub abklopfen; (fig) → sich reinwaschen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then Jove the lord of thunder sent the blast of a mighty wind from the mountains of Ida, that bore the dust down towards the ships; he thus lulled the Achaeans into security, and gave victory to Hector and to the Trojans, who, trusting to their own might and to the signs he had shown them, essayed to break through the great wall of the Achaeans. |
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