gather dust

Examples (10)

• Her old chessboard was left on a shelf, gathering dust.
• The files containing the old investigation had been gathering dust for over a decade.
• My musical instruments are just gathering dust since I stopped playing.
• It's a shame to let such a good idea gather dust.
• If we don't use the equipment, it will just gather dust in the storage room.
• After he retired, his tools gathered dust in the garage.
• Why did you buy that treadmill if you were just going to let it gather dust?
• The ambitious urban renewal plan is still gathering dust at city hall.
• Don't let your talents gather dust; find a way to use them.
• The antique furniture in the sealed room has been gathering dust for generations.