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Latest post Tue, Apr 14 2009 12:46 PM by Madhulk. 2 replies.
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Madhulk  +  697210 Mon, 13 Apr 09 05:38 PM
What does Ground into the dust mean?

To burry something?

As in if you tell people you lied to them your authority

will be ground into the dust.
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Delmobile  +  697306 Tue, 14 Apr 09 03:13 AM
To me it means destroyed utterly, pulverized so that its particles are indistinguishable from the surrounding dust.
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Madhulk  +  697415 Tue, 14 Apr 09 12:46 PM
I see. Thanks, D!
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