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{{trope}}
[[Stock Phrases]] used in situations involving racing or being chased. Variants with involve substitutes for the "Dust" part.
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== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', Marlin telling Dory "You're about to eat my bubbles!"
* ''[[Ice Age]]: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'', A gazelle mocks Diego after outrunning him.
{{quote| '''Gazelle:''' Eat my dust, dingo!}}
* ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]''
{{quote| '''Clark Griswold:''' I'm going to pull around them... Burn some dust here. Eat my rubber!<br />
'''Rusty Griswold:''' Dad, I think you mean burn rubber and eat my dust.<br />
'''Clark Griswold:''' Whatever, Russ. }}
* ''Year One'': While Cain is trying to flee his father Adam on a slow-moving camel:
{{quote| '''Cain:''' Eat my dust, father!}}
* This is the title of a [[Roger Corman]] film starring [[Ron Howard]], who only agreed to star in it after Corman promised to let him direct a later film.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Nintendo game ''Eliminator Boat Duel'' features character "Vicious Vicky". Right before the second race against her, she says, "We're gonna have a drag [race] and you're gonna eat my wake!"
* One of the lines said by the [[Fragile Speedster|Scout]] in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''.
* Sega Genesis game ''Road Rash 3'': When you place poorly in a race, you'll sometimes be treated to another racer telling you, "I was trying to get you to eat my dust, but it settled before you got there."
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]'', "The Fry Cook Games": when SpongeBob gives Patrick this line, Patrick responds with "I'll be eating my ''own'' dust!"
* ''[[Transformers Prime (Animation)|Transformers Prime]]'': said by Knock Out when he was pursued by Arcee with Vince as his hostage.
 
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