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Phrase(s): dash something off to make or do something quickly. • I will dash this off now and try to take more time with the rest of them. • I will see if I can dash off a cherry pie before dinner.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): dash off Go to dash away.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Write or sketch hastily, as in I'm just going to dash off a letter. [Early 1700s] 2. Hurry away, depart hastily, as in He dashed off as though he was being chased. This usage employs the verb dash in the sense of "impetuously run" or "rush," a usage dating from about 1300.
American Heritage Idioms