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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hesiod	HES-ee-əd (English), HEE-see-əd (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
ÉTienne	e-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)	French
Androcles	AN-drə-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ciriaco	chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Tommie	['tɔmi]
Mortimer	MAWR-ti-mər	English