dash off

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

Fern had a punchy writing style and ability to dash off whimsical riffs on un-newsy topics such as home decor, dyspeptic shopkeepers and bedtime stories.

From The Wall Street Journal

“More suitable than what I can do for you, dashing off on a railcar toward peril at the drop of a hat.”

From Literature

He often steps out of the fog with a clear thought and dashes off an email about it.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

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