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单词
gather dust
释义
gather dust
to not be dealt with for a very long time
This project has been gathering dust on the shelves of the Ministry of the Environmentfor the last five years.
Examples of 'gather dust' in a sentence
gather dust
If the station goes, will they gather dust in the vault?
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
It tempts lazy prosecutors to leave cases to gather dust.
The Sun
(
2014
)
There's no point in letting it gather dust in your bedroom.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
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to have a think about sth
to have a tin ear
to have a tooth capped
to have a tooth out or (us) pulled
to have a try at sth, give sth a try
to have a use for sth
to have a voice in sth
to have a wash
to have a way of doing sth
to have a weakness for sth
to have a wee
to have a weep
to have a word (with sb)
to have a working knowledge of sth
to have bags under one's eyes
to have breakfast
to have by the short and curlies
to have cause for sth/to do sth
to have contempt for sb/sth
to have cramp (in one's leg)
to have currency
to have delusions of grandeur
to have designs on sb/sth
to have diarrhoea
to have difficulty/difficulties
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