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rush sb into (doing) sth
If someone rushes you into doing something, they forcefully persuade you to do it without giving you time to really decide. , rush into sth
If you rush into something such as a job, you start doing it without having really decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it. , rush sth out
[ M ]
to very quickly produce something and make it available to sell
• When the war started, several publishers rushed out books on the conflict.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. headlong, madly a train rushing headlong down the track | immediately | suddenly | about, around, back, home, in, off, out, over, past She was rushing around madly looking for her bag. PREP. along, from, into, out of, through, to, etc. A surge of joy rushed through her body. He was rushed to hospital. PHRASES come/go rushing Two men came rushing into the room. | rush to sb's/the rescue Whenever her little brother was upset, Jane rushed to the rescue., noun sudden quick movement ADJ. headlong, sudden PREP. ~ for The film ended, and there was a rush for the exits. | ~ of A rush of water came from the burst pipe. busy period ADJ. awful, great, mad, tearing | sudden | last-minute | Christmas RUSH + NOUN decision | job You can see that the painting was a rush job. | hour During the rush hour the journey may take up to twice as long. PREP. in a ~ I've been in a mad rush all day. | ~ for a last-minute rush for tickets | ~ of a sudden rush of tourist traffic PHRASES have a rush on We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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rush
to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon:
• He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting. • There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry
to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time:
• People hurried into stores to escape the rain. • You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast • I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race
to go somewhere as fast as you can:
• She raced downstairs to tell her mother. • He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear
to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry:
• I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree. • He tore down the stairs and out of the house. • They tore out of the building.
dash
to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance:
• Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house. • Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door. • I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle
American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere:
• You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten
literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something:
• Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing. • She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.
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