dust someone's jacket

Verb

archaic slang

(slang, archaic) To give someone a beating.

Japanese Meaning

（スラング・古語）誰かを殴り叩く、暴力をふるう

Back in those days, toughs would proudly boast about how they'd dust someone's jacket after a fight.

昔は、ならず者たちが喧嘩の後に誰かをぶちのめしたと自慢することがよくありました。

Sense（1）

(slang, archaic) To give someone a beating.

dusts someone's jacket

（ present singular third-person ）

dusting someone's jacket

（ participle present ）

dusted someone's jacket

（ participle past ）

dusted someone's jacket

（ past ）