kick up dust

idiom

: to blow dust into the air
The wind kicked up dust.

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Tourists rent them and roar past local traffic, kick up dust on dirt roads, and, sometimes, spin donuts on forest land. Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2022 While the political arguments kick up dust – and are a real threat to robust deployment – regulations are somewhat more straightforward. Richard Bishop, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 The winds also will be strong enough to kick up dust and raise the risk of wildfire ignition and rapid spread in some areas, AccuWeather said. Abbey Monsour, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021 LaChat said the storms will also bring 30-40 mph winds which can easily kick up dust and obscure visibility. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2021 As several people with their sights set on the White House kick up dust along New Hampshire’s highways and byways in the coming days, one longshot Republican presidential candidate has planned an especially thorough Granite State road trip. Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023 After a tornado If you are trapped, do not move about or kick up dust. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023 As always, strong winds have the ability to kick up dust. The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Bromley explained that planets form through a messy process involving a lot of collisions, which kick up dust that can intercept a large amount of starlight. Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023

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“Kick up dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20up%20dust. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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