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make the dust fly
Idioms and Phrases
Also, make the feathers or fur fly . Stir matters up, cause a commotion or disturbance. For example, When she saw the dog sleeping on her new bedspread, she really made the dust fly , or As soon as he learns who dented his car, he'll make the feathers fly , or She'd better not interfere or he'll make the fur fly . The first usage alludes to the results of a vigorous house-cleaning effort. The two variants, both dating from the early 1800s, allude to what happens when a hunting dog is set on a bird or rabbit.Example Sentences
My Mop is so big, It might serve as a wig For a judge, had he no objection; And as to my brooms, They will sweep dirty rooms, And make the dust fly, to perfection.
“Your dad and me had the fun in our time; now you are going to get the other kind; you’re going to make the dust fly that he dug up.â€
I am learning to cook, and simply adore Friday when I can tie up my head and pull the house to pieces and make the dust fly.
A design educator says he "has the energy and enthusiasm to make the dust fly."
"You'll make the dust fly about if you disturb the books, and I can't abide dust."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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