- Home
- Idioms
- in the dust, leave someone
in the dust, leave someone
in the dust, leave someone
Leave one far behind, as in a race or competition. For example, This marketing strategy will leave the others in the dust. This metaphoric colloquialism alludes to the dust raised by a fast-moving horse or vehicle.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Cedric | | ['sedrik] | |
| Lenore | | [lə'nɔ:] | |
| Nikolina | | - | Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |
| Branwen | | BRAN-wen | Welsh, Welsh Mythology |
| Sheard | | - | English (Rare) |
| Avinash | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada |