dash off
Idioms-
Write or sketch hastily, as in I'm just going to dash off a letter . [Early 1700s]
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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.
Example Sentences
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He often steps out of the fog with a clear thought and dashes off an email about it.
The red thorns dash off her armor, creating scars, gashes, and stains on it.
From Literature
As Eisman explained why no one in his right mind would own the very shares he had bought sixteen hours earlier, Danny dashed off text messages to his partners.
From Literature
Oscar barked and dashed off as the bus came to a stop at the bottom of the driveway.
From Literature
Instead of meticulously recording tracks, records would be dashed off spontaneously.
From Los Angeles Times
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