in the dust

in the dust

1. Far behind someone or something else. With the new modifications to our car's engine, we were able to leave the other racers in the dust.
2. Completely outclassed, outperformed, or surpassed. There is no question that their latest smartphone leaves every other model on the market in the dust. The up-and-coming basketball star has been leaving his peers in the dust.
See also: dust
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the dust

Far behind, as in a race or competition: a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust.
See also: dust
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • in the dust, leave someone
  • leave (someone or something) in the dust
  • dust off
  • dust someone off
  • leave somebody/something in the dust
  • dust up
  • dust-up
  • dust of angels
  • dust mouse
  • know of (someone or something)