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
Arisha-Russian
Ju-Wonjoo-wonKorean
Akhila-Indian, Telugu, Malayalam
PirittaPEE-reet-tahFinnish
ČEdomirCHE-do-meer (Croatian)Serbian, Croatian
Ella (1)EL-əEnglish