dust off
phrasal verbdust somebody/something off
- to remove dust, dirt, etc. from somebody/something
- She got out the best china and dusted it off.
- He put down the box and dusted off his hands.
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- to use something again after a long period of not using it
- For the concert, he dusted off some of his old hits.