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Discover LudwigThe phrase "collecting dust" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is unused or neglected, often in a figurative sense. Example: "My old guitar has been collecting dust in the corner of my room for years." This means that the guitar has not been played or used for a long time and has become covered in dust. Another example: "The company's proposal has been collecting dust on the boss's desk for weeks." This means that the proposal has been neglected and not acted upon for a long time.
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Mustache Brothers T-shirts are collecting dust.
"They were sitting in the basement collecting dust," he said.
We have this great tool but it's collecting dust.
A framed tile was collecting dust amid the construction.
My birth records were collecting dust in a vault somewhere.
It was rubbish and it was collecting dust.
They are often wedged in closets, collecting dust.
My juicer sits in my basement collecting dust.
Both do a better job of actually collecting dust rather than just stirring it around.
"Management audit and studies have far too common a reputation of collecting dust on a shelf.
The Chiefs Ryan Succopp can continue collecting dust on the bench.
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