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gather dust

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gather dust
to not be used for a long time. If these books are going to sit around gathering dust in the garage you might as well give them to Frank. (often in continuous tenses)
See also: dust, gather
gather dust
to be forgotten or not used. Hugh's tennis racket has just been gathering dust since he hurt his back.
See also: dust, gather
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These older models are still useful, so don't let them gather dust on a shelf.
Out with the old, in with the new by PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
She was determined that her findings would not gather dust in the historical archives of Vatican II, and worked in many ways to keep the issues alive.
Pivotal figure: the woman behind 'Nostra aetate' by Banki, Judith / Commonweal
resolutions and international law gather dust, and humanitarian aid is used like a playing card without regard for ordinary Palestinian families just trying to earn their daily bread.
Sabeel DC Conference calls for nonviolent actions by Powell, Sara / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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