dust off

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I splashed the dust off my face at the pump and took a nice long drink.

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It’s only when we’ve reached home that he lets out a heavy sigh, the kind that whooshes dust off the dashboard.

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“So, it’s become my storage area. But I’ve been thinking, maybe it’s time to dust off the dream and make it a reality. No better time than the present, right?”

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Aunt Kitty was brushing dust off her sleeves as we let our horses walk along the lane outside Atkinson.

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“Look to your left,” my aunt said softly, her voice close to my ear now as she pretended to dust off my wool wrap, “but don’t make a show of it.”

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