make a dash
Frequency: 8.525.0 per million words
to suddenly start running somewhere, often to escape or reach something
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Examples (10)
- He made a dash for the door when he heard the alarm.
- When the rain started, we made a dash for shelter under the trees.
- She made a last-minute dash to the store for milk before it closed.
- The children always make a dash for the playground as soon as school is out.
- If we want to catch the bus, we'll have to make a dash for it now.
- The mouse made a dash for its hole the moment it saw the cat.
- Reporters made a dash towards the celebrity's car as it pulled away.
- Seeing the fire, the residents had to make a mad dash for the exits.
- Making a dash through the crowded station, I barely caught my train.
- You'll have to make a quick dash across town to get there on time.