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leave someone/something in the dust
idiom
to easily defeat or be much better than someone or something:
She could leave every other runner in the dust.
The electronics manufacturer has reaped record profits and left rivals in the dust.
US
to leave someone alone without helping or caring for them:
He left another woman in the dust and he'll do the same to you.
I'd rather teach literature than teach how to read, but what do you do? Leave those kids in the dust?
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sew
slaughter
sweep
take someone down
take someone to the cleaner'sidiom
take something apart
takedown
thrash
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