shake off the dust from one's feet

English

Verb

shake off the dust from one's feet (third-person singular simple present shakes off the dust from one's feet, present participle shaking off the dust from one's feet, simple past shook off the dust from one's feet, past participle shaken off the dust from one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.
    Synonyms: shake the dust from one's feet, shake the dust from one's sandals
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