dust oneself down

idiom

British
: to brush the dirt/dust off one's clothes
He stood up and dusted himself down.

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“Dust oneself down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20oneself%20down. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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