to eat one's dust
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åka på storstryk, förlora stort
to experience a massive defeat by someone in any competitive situation
Dialect
American
American![to [eat] {one's} dust definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/61632/original/lose?type=jpeg "to [eat] {one's} dust definition and meaning")
disapproving
idiom
informal
Exempel
The company is growing so quickly that its competitors are eating its dust in the market.
Den nya startupen gav de gamla jättarna storstryk.
