eat someone's dust
The phrase "eat someone's dust" originates from racing, where the person behind would literally get dust in their face from the leader's speed.
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Definition
B2Competition
(informal)To be left far behind in a race or competition.
Example
- In the final lap, she accelerated and made the others eat her dust.
B2General
(informal)To be significantly outperformed or surpassed by someone.
Example
- In terms of sales, our competitors are making us eat their dust.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "eat someone's dust":
lick the dustbeat the dustkick up dustbite the dusteat someone alivewipe the floor with someoneeat dirtdust offdust uprun behindkick someone's asshit the dirt