raise dust—cause a cloud of dust to rise:
- The galloping horse raised dust out of the dried mud in the gateway to the wood.
raise the dust—
1. = raise dust:
- Whirlwinds raised the dust to a great height and moved over the plain like water spouts at sea.
2. (also: make a dust) cause turmoil; act in a noisy manner:
- But who raised the dust? It seems inconceivable that it was anyone on the editorial staff.