Meaning of dust down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To demean or verbally assault; to dress down.
   slang
2. To clean (someone) off who has fallen.
   slang

Examples

“These preparations are being dusted down and refreshed and will continue to stand their owners in good stead in November.”

“Hood explains: "It's never a case of just taking these units and dusting them down. Because they had been in storage, they had not undertaken their time-based overhaul, which had been due. They had also not undertaken their mileage-based overhaul, which was also due for all the sets. That caused a bit of a headache when it came to recommissioning them."”

“He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home.”

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