dusty

a dusty answer

old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer.

See also: answer, dusty

a dusty reply

old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful reply or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty reply from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty reply.

dusty butt

rude slang Someone who is short in stature. Oh yeah, a dusty butt like Janine will have a hard time seeing over all of these people in the crowd.

dusty miller

Any of several low-growing plants that have fuzzy stems and leaves. I think I've got a dusty miller growing in my back yard.

not so dusty

Fairly or passably good; acceptable or adequate. Primarily heard in UK. We had a cricket team of our own when I was a young lad. We weren't so dusty, either!

rusty-dusty

1. adjective Characterized by red or rust-colored soil or dust. I love running along the rusty-dusty trails in the foothills of these mountains.

2. slang One's buttocks. Primarily heard in US. Get up off your rusty-dusty and go take out the trash!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a dusty answer

a dusty reply

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply.

See also: answer, dusty

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a dusty answer

a curt and unhelpful reply. British

The source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’

See also: answer, dusty

not so dusty

(of a person's health or situation) fairly good. British informal, dated

a dusty ˈanswer

(old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer.

See also: answer, dusty

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

duck-butt

1. n. a very large pair of buttocks. (Use with caution.) What an enormous duck-butt!

2. and dusty butt n. a short person, especially someone with large buttocks. (Rude and derogatory.) The duck-butt who just came in reminds me of somebody I once knew.

dusty butt

verb

See duck-butt

rusty-dusty

n. the posterior; the buttocks. (see also duster.) I almost kicked him in the rusty-dusty.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

a dusty answer
reply
answer back to (one)
(I'm) (a)fraid not
fraid
afraid
afraid not
answer (one's) purpose
answer purpose
ask me one on sport

References in periodicals archive

Flight club: Dusty Crophopper trains to be a firefighter

Look who's torquing; All pistons go for scorching sequel; MOVIES

* What forms of help does Dusty need in order to complete the race?

Nice guys can win: fighting fair and flying high in planes and turbo: these two recent animated films about racing have more to teach kids than just the importance of winning

This concert recording is a memorial to Dusty Springfield - the most iconic, timeless and affecting of all British singers.

Dusting off a timeless classic

For the case of dusty plasma with two kinds of ions at different temperatures, [T.sub.eff], the effective temperature is

Effect of size distribution on the dust acoustic solitary waves in dusty plasma with two kinds of nonthermal ions

The second chapter, "Migrations of Soul," tells the story of how Dusty came to be in the position to Dustify, charting a microhistory of transatlantic musical exchange in the early sixties.

Dusty! Queen of the Postmods

Dusty's career got off the ground in 1963 and she had a string of hits such as 'I Only Want To Be With You' and 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me'.

Knightley, Kidman, Winehouse being considered for 'Dusty Springfield' film

There's a special account set up at Pacific Continental Bank, and Dusty figures they'll get close to their goal of $25,000, which would be enough to pay the expenses for 12 families on the 10-day trip to the heart of Cajun country.

Team's triumph helps make up for loss at home

"Dusty and I don't have anything in common except an aching soul."

Shelby, Dusty, demons, and dreams: Dusty Springfield danced with personal demons all her life. Now Shelby Lynne is channeling Dusty's music for a new generation. Is she channeling Dusty's demons too?

THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE OF DUSTY BRITCHES DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP.

Horse opera pictures presents: Rio Loco

Simon Catterall, representing the RSPCA, said he was taken to see Dusty, pictured, in the back of a dark shed.

Pair let pet dog starve

I won't bother to elaborate on R & Sie's Dusty Relief, the fur-like cladding which apparently results from enmeshing your building in ambient pollutant-attracting electrically charged wires (try the site http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/household/dusty-relief-032829.php again) because, sadly, nothing has changed since we looked at it last year.

The dangers of dust

International conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (4th: 2005: Orleans, France) Ed.

New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas Proceedings

A glossily packaged $6 million-budgeted bio-backstager, "Dusty" charts the rise and many falls of beloved 1960s "original pop diva" Dusty Springfield, in what is basically a (very) long song-stack bolstered with narrative padding.

Dusty: The Original Pop Diva

A new line of loaders includes a proprietary series of filterless models for regrind and dusty pellets, and a series of filtered units for conveying powders with two cyclones that reportedly ensure complete separation of product from the air stream.

New loaders for powders, regrind & dusty pellets

Why couldn't Dusty Baker manage his own little angel in Game 5?

Kid stuff. (Here Below)

词组	dusty
释义	dusty a dusty answer old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer. See also: answer, dusty a dusty reply old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful reply or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty reply from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty reply. See also: dusty, reply dusty butt rude slang Someone who is short in stature. Oh yeah, a dusty butt like Janine will have a hard time seeing over all of these people in the crowd. See also: butt, dusty dusty miller Any of several low-growing plants that have fuzzy stems and leaves. I think I've got a dusty miller growing in my back yard. See also: dusty, miller not so dusty Fairly or passably good; acceptable or adequate. Primarily heard in UK. We had a cricket team of our own when I was a young lad. We weren't so dusty, either! See also: dusty, not rusty-dusty 1. adjective Characterized by red or rust-colored soil or dust. I love running along the rusty-dusty trails in the foothills of these mountains. 2. slang One's buttocks. Primarily heard in US. Get up off your rusty-dusty and go take out the trash! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a dusty answer or a dusty reply BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply. See also: answer, dusty Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a dusty answer a curt and unhelpful reply. British The source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’ See also: answer, dusty not so dusty (of a person's health or situation) fairly good. British informal, dated See also: dusty, not Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a dusty ˈanswer (old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer. See also: answer, dusty Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary duck-butt 1. n. a very large pair of buttocks. (Use with caution.) What an enormous duck-butt! 2. and dusty butt n. a short person, especially someone with large buttocks. (Rude and derogatory.) The duck-butt who just came in reminds me of somebody I once knew. dusty butt verb See duck-butt See also: butt, dusty rusty-dusty n. the posterior; the buttocks. (see also duster.) I almost kicked him in the rusty-dusty. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a dusty answer reply answer back to (one) (I'm) (a)fraid not fraid afraid afraid not answer (one's) purpose answer purpose ask me one on sport References in periodicals archive Flight club: Dusty Crophopper trains to be a firefighter Look who's torquing; All pistons go for scorching sequel; MOVIES * What forms of help does Dusty need in order to complete the race? Nice guys can win: fighting fair and flying high in planes and turbo: these two recent animated films about racing have more to teach kids than just the importance of winning This concert recording is a memorial to Dusty Springfield - the most iconic, timeless and affecting of all British singers. Dusting off a timeless classic For the case of dusty plasma with two kinds of ions at different temperatures, [T.sub.eff], the effective temperature is Effect of size distribution on the dust acoustic solitary waves in dusty plasma with two kinds of nonthermal ions The second chapter, "Migrations of Soul," tells the story of how Dusty came to be in the position to Dustify, charting a microhistory of transatlantic musical exchange in the early sixties. Dusty! Queen of the Postmods Dusty's career got off the ground in 1963 and she had a string of hits such as 'I Only Want To Be With You' and 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me'. Knightley, Kidman, Winehouse being considered for 'Dusty Springfield' film There's a special account set up at Pacific Continental Bank, and Dusty figures they'll get close to their goal of $25,000, which would be enough to pay the expenses for 12 families on the 10-day trip to the heart of Cajun country. Team's triumph helps make up for loss at home "Dusty and I don't have anything in common except an aching soul." Shelby, Dusty, demons, and dreams: Dusty Springfield danced with personal demons all her life. Now Shelby Lynne is channeling Dusty's music for a new generation. Is she channeling Dusty's demons too? THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE OF DUSTY BRITCHES DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP. Horse opera pictures presents: Rio Loco Simon Catterall, representing the RSPCA, said he was taken to see Dusty, pictured, in the back of a dark shed. Pair let pet dog starve I won't bother to elaborate on R & Sie's Dusty Relief, the fur-like cladding which apparently results from enmeshing your building in ambient pollutant-attracting electrically charged wires (try the site http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/household/dusty-relief-032829.php again) because, sadly, nothing has changed since we looked at it last year. The dangers of dust International conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (4th: 2005: Orleans, France) Ed. New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas Proceedings A glossily packaged $6 million-budgeted bio-backstager, "Dusty" charts the rise and many falls of beloved 1960s "original pop diva" Dusty Springfield, in what is basically a (very) long song-stack bolstered with narrative padding. Dusty: The Original Pop Diva A new line of loaders includes a proprietary series of filterless models for regrind and dusty pellets, and a series of filtered units for conveying powders with two cyclones that reportedly ensure complete separation of product from the air stream. New loaders for powders, regrind & dusty pellets Why couldn't Dusty Baker manage his own little angel in Game 5? Kid stuff. (Here Below)
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