dusts off
Retrieves from storage
To dust off something is to remove dust from it, usually after a period of disuse: She dusted off the old photo albums.
Figuratively, dusting off means retrieving and putting back into use something neglected: The coach dusted off a play from the 1990s.
The phrase suggests revival—bringing something out of storage or obscurity.
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- reclaimTake back possession
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- abandonedLeft behind completely
reactivate · unused · resuscitate · polish · rejuvenate · mothballed · operational · shelved · functional · retrieve · clean · unearth · dormant · renewed · refurbish · good as new · repurposed · puts to use
neglect vs. revival
dusts offabandons
Ceases to support
neglects · discards · shelves · mothballs · throws away
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