rust off

rʌst ɔːf

Definition

Definition of rust off - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

remove rustclean or eliminate rust from a surface

He used a brush to rust off the old bike.

derust

regain skillrecover or improve a skill after inactivity

After years away from the piano, she rusted off her old playing skills.

relearn

retrain

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Expressions with rust

bucket of rust

old, rusty vehicle in poor condition

He drove an old bucket of rust to work every day.

rust out

become unusable due to rust

The old car finally rusted out after years of neglect.

gather rust

deteriorate from lack of use

His skills started to gather rust after years of inactivity.

rust bucket

old and rusty vehicle or machine

The old car in the yard is a real rust bucket.

rust never sleeps

exp.

problems or decay continue without pause

In business, rust never sleeps; you must always innovate.

rust-colored

adj.

having the brown color of rust

The rust-colored leaves covered the ground.

Examples of rust off in a sentence

They used a special solution to rust off the metal gate.
He needed to rust off his language skills before the trip.
The athlete worked hard to rust off her running form.

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French:enlever la rouille, retrouver ses automatismes, ...
German:vom Rost befreien, wieder in Übung kommen, ...
Italian:rimuovere la ruggine, riprendere la mano, ...
Spanish:quitar el óxido, recuperar la práctica, ...
Portuguese:remover ferrugem, recuperar a prática, ...
Chinese:去锈, 重拾, ...
Japanese:錆を落とす, 勘を取り戻す, ...
Arabic:أَزَالَ الصَّدَأَ, اِسْتَعادَ مَهارَتَه, ...
Hebrew:לְהָסִיר חָלוּדָה, לְהַחֲזִיר לְעַצְמוֹ אֶת הַמְּיוּמָנוּת לְאַחַר הַפְסָקָה, ...
Russian:удалять ржавчину, восстанавливать навык, ...
Ukrainian:очищати від іржі, відновити навички, ...
Hindi:जंग हटाना, फिर से अभ्यास में आना, ...
Bengali:মরিচা দূর করা, ঝালিয়ে নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:treure l'òxid, recuperar la pràctica, ...
Czech:odrezit, znovu získat dovednost, ...
Danish:børste rust af, genopfriske, ...
Dutch:ontroesten, weer oppakken, ...
Greek:ξεσκουριάζω, ξαναβρίσκω τη φόρμα μου, ...
Hungarian:letisztítani a rozsdát, újra gyakorolni, ...
Khmer:ដុសកម្ចាត់ច្រែះ, ស្តារជំនាញឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:녹을 제거하다, 감각을 되찾다, ...
Persian:زنگار را پاک کردن, دوباره به دست آوردن, ...
Polish:usuwać rdzę, odświeżyć umiejętności, ...
Portuguese (BR):remover a ferrugem, recuperar, ...
Romanian:a curăța rugina, a-și reintra în mână, ...
Swedish:ta bort rost, träna upp igen, ...
Thai:ขัดสนิม, รื้อฟื้น, ...
Turkish:pasını temizlemek, becerisini yeniden kazanmak, ...
Vietnamese:tẩy gỉ, lấy lại kỹ năng, ...

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