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dash
verbs
make a dash for something
• The rain had almost stopped so we decided to make a dash for home.
make a dash for it
(= run very quickly to escape or to reach a place )
• He turned and made a dash for it but the police officer caught him.
adjectives
a quick dash
• Have I got time to make a quick dash to the shops?
a sudden dash
• He made a sudden dash for the door.
a mad/frantic dash
(= very fast, usually because you are worried about something )
a headlong dash
(= without looking where you are going )
• I made a headlong dash up the street but just missed the bus.
a last-minute dash
(= very fast, because you have very little time remaining )
• We only just caught our plane, after a last-minute dash to the airport.
transnet.ir
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verb go/run quickly ADV. frantically | about, around, back, forward, off, out I've got to dash off now. VERB + DASH have to, must I must dash?I'm late. PREP. across, along, down, in, into, out of, through, to, up He dashed frantically across the road. destroy sth ADV. quickly | cruelly Her hopes were cruelly dashed when her parents refused to let her go., noun sudden quick movement ADJ. quick, sudden | frantic, headlong, mad | final, last-minute VERB + DASH make PREP. ~ across We had to make a frantic dash across town to get our plane | ~ for He made a sudden dash for the door. | ~ from, ~ through The book starts with a quick dash through the country's history. | ~ to He made a 200-mile dash to the hospital when a kidney donor became available. small amount of sth VERB + DASH add Add a dash of lemon juice. PREP. ~ of The food is European with a dash of Morocco.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary