leave for dust

English

Verb

leave for dust (third-person singular simple present leaves for dust, present participle leaving for dust, simple past and past participle left for dust)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
2. (informal, idiomatic) To leave quickly in order to avoid something.
3. Synonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”).