Dust down

Pro Tip 1/3

Literal Action

Used when someone is actually removing dust from an object with a cleaning tool.

After the renovation, we need to dust down the entire house.

Pro Tip 2/3

Quick Tidy

Implies a swift and easy cleaning, often done hastily before an event.

Can you dust down the living room? We're having visitors in ten minutes.

Pro Tip 3/3

Surface Level

Indicates cleaning is superficial, probably not a deep or thorough clean.

Just dust down the counters; we will do a deep clean on the weekend.