Meaning of turn to dust | Babel Free

Definitions

To die or disappear.

idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“If I lost my dreams Could I keep your trust Promise that our love Would not turn to dust”

“Now he threatens to walk away from Ukraine altogether, impatient to get a deal in time for his 100th-day celebrations on Tuesday. That’s typical too: so often Trump’s grand plans turn to dust because, if he doesn’t get an instant reward, he gets bored and drifts away.”

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