dash off
Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words
to leave a place very quickly
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Examples (10)
- I have to dash off now, my bus is coming.
- She dashed off after receiving an urgent phone call.
- I'll have to dash off right after the meeting to catch my train.
- "Sorry, must dash off!" he shouted over his shoulder.
- Do you really have to dash off so soon? We've just arrived.
- They dashed off to the hospital as soon as they heard the news.
- He's always dashing off to one appointment or another.
- Unless we dash off immediately, we'll miss the opening act.
- The minister had to dash off for an unexpected press conference.
- He barely said goodbye before he had to dash off.