leave someone in the dust

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Verb[edit]

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To completely overtake a competitor.
    The company has currently no plans to switch away from the old designs, so they could very easily be left in the dust.
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