shake the dust from one's feet



shake the dust from one's feet

Depart in a hurry, especially from an unpleasant situation; also, leave forever. For example, I couldn't wait to shake the dust from my feet; I never wanted to see either of them again . This metaphoric term, alluding to moving one's feet fast enough to shake off dust, appears in several books of the Bible. [c. 1600]
See also: dust, feet, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sadie['seidi]
Bartholomewbahr-THAHL-ə-myoo (English)English, Biblical
Lorin-English
AmÉ-Medieval French
Penuel-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
GaËTan-French