let the dust settle Definition

dust
noun

1. Earth, sand or household dirt in the form of a fine powder.

Thesaurus: particles, dirt, grime, grit.
2. A cloud of this.
3. Any substance in powder form.
4. colloq
An angry complaint; a commotion.
Example: kick up a dust
5. poetic
Human remains; a dead body.

verb dusted, dusting

1. To remove dust from (furniture, etc).

Thesaurus: clean, polish, wipe, burnish.
2. To sprinkle something with a substance in powder form.

Thesaurus: sprinkle, powder, scatter, sift, spread, spray.

Idiom: bite the dust

See under bite.

Idiom: let the dust settle

colloq
To wait until calm is restored before acting.

Idiom: not see someone for dust

Not to see them again because they have gone away rapidly and suddenly.

Idiom: throw dust in someone's eyes

colloq
To deceive them.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.