I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dash/shatter sb’s hopes (= make what someone wants seem impossible )
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The ending of the talks has dashed any hopes of peace.
mad dash/rush/panic etc
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We all made a mad dash for the door.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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She dashed around the corner, glad to see his dark bulk again.
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There it was picked up by the force of the waves, dashed around in midair and dropped on to the rocks.
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The last man dashed around a corner.
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Nowadays, alas! people had a mania for dashing around .
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There were legs flying in all directions as Moby dashed around on the front lawn of Bradley's smart surgery near Harrow.
back
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Yet she was having to subdue the urge to dash back there and scream at him.
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They dashed back toward the house.
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And by the time Steve dashed back to Ann in the car, the baby was well on the way.
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I dashed back to the bathroom, uncontrollable.
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He dashed back , picked up Granny Weatherwax, slung her over his shoulder and ran on, downhill.
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I felt a contraction and dashed back .
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I dashed back in to make Dad his sandwiches and pour his tea into his billy can.
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Barely giving himself time to catch Mrs Hassock's gasp of astonishment he dashed back to Jason.
down
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The building up and dashing down of his hopes.
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Everything was so small-scaled that Harper could run the lights and then dash down to prepare for the next piece.
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Jenny dashed down the bank to the river and pulled off her shoes and socks.
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The following weekend I dashed down to Bromley, Kent, to see my aunt.
in
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Two players dashed in , one from either side, as I bounced the ball between them.
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A moment's hesitation allowed another kit to dash in to steal the prize.
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Little boys dashed in and plunked some bad notes and ran away.
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The goalkeeper had to react quickly again to smother the dropped ball as Kevin Drinkell dashed in .
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When a landlord has enticed a female on to his patch, the rivals dash in and emit semen.
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The woman dashed in after him, emerging with her arms full of bedclothes.
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Mrs Browning was still in bed while Pen dashed in and out when he was not feeding his rabbits on the balcony.
off
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He had never been able to lose himself in a crowd, or dash off somewhere suddenly on a whim.
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James wished me good luck and dashed off home.
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With many questions still racing through his mind, he dashed off to recover his Smithsonian charges.
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He would simply dash off a note that made no reference to the incident and forget the whole thing.
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Should he dash off a few writs?
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In colonial times, Western missionaries would dash off to bastions of other faiths to preach the Gospel.
out
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He dashed out in his dressing gown and pulled the driver and passenger from the flames.
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When the bishop was gone, Robin Hood dashed out of the house to rejoin his men.
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Gilbert and Frye watched them leave and for an instant it seemed as if Gilbert wanted to dash out after them again.
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Jasper dashed out of sight behind a stump between the two.
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No, you can't dash out for something to eat.
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I pray for us to have long walks together to dash out into the rain and jump into puddles!
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There are parked cars to your left so look out for moving feet - children might dash out.
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Should I dash out and buy candles along with my favorite flavored lubricant?
up
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He dashed up the short front path at a run and shot through the door Meredith held open for him.
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Another column dashed up her starboard side and carried off her smokestack.
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Servants would probably warn them but if there was an outside staircase and his men dashed up -?
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But by dashing up he distracted its attention and it turned on him.
■ NOUN
hope
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There is a sense of anticipatory disillusion among those who recall how the high hopes of 1986 were dashed .
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Now those hopes have been dashed , and they find themselves handing their own adversary a sharp sword.
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Cynics - who adopt their attitude as a defence to protect themselves against their hopes being dashed - may ridicule you.
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But now even those hopes are being dashed .
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Yet those hopes could quickly be dashed .
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He had also made discreet inquiries about a more permanent post, but once again his hopes were dashed .
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Its hopes were dashed by the sudden tumble of once-fashionable drug shares.
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Tiny Tabard's hopes were dashed after taking a 7-0 lead as they were mauled 50-13 by mighty Northampton.
road
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When I couldn't stand it any longer I dashed across the road and crept round the back.
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They dash across the road and prepare for battle.
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She dashed across the road to the Welcome Café, owned by her friends, the Taylors.
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Wasn't he the kid who used to dash across the road , back in Wellport?
■ VERB
cut
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He cut a dashing figure in his black-leather jacket and blue jeans.
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Tall, dark, handsome and eloquent, our hero cuts a dashing figure in the little city with big ambitions.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Gillian saw two men dash past, but they didn't notice her.
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He just dashed into the office and then dashed out again without speaking to anyone.
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I dashed downstairs to answer the phone.
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I eventually found the place, and dashed up the stairs.
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Kids were dashing across the playground chasing a ball.
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She dashed off to the airport and just managed to catch her plane.
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We only have a few moments, because Heidi's got to dash off soon.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A chipmunk dashed across the grass.
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General Lee, on horseback, dashed among the fugitives and implored them to rally.
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He dashed up the short front path at a run and shot through the door Meredith held open for him.
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I sat by Toby, and stopped myself asking the questions which were dashing through my head.
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Jasper dashed out of sight behind a stump between the two.
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Katze dashed on to the bridge of the Raubvogel, gasping for breath.
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Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
mad
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Only a mad dash got them to the meeting on time.
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Kenny Lofton made a mad dash for the ball, got to it and had it pop off his glove.
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Why do cats suddenly make mad dashes around the house?
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At Freeport, the Jones Beach stop, was the mad dash for the bus.
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The pent-up energy overflows and a mad dash is on.
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One mad dash around the Phoenix area to see the big-leaguers play.
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Their runs batted in were his mad dashes from second base.
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When Helen grabs her son and makes a mad dash , you feel the danger.
■ VERB
add
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In shade, they brighten things up, adding a dash of cream or yellow.
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The Roosevelts added a dash of upper-crust eccentricity to the bloodlines that extended down to the Alsop boys of Avon.
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One had to add a dash of realism and a great big dollop of gratitude to a situation like this.
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Reaching for her favourite Givenchy perfume, she liberally sprayed the pulse spots, adding a dash at her elbows and knees.
cut
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They were able to take a high line, look impressive, cut a dash - on the cheap.
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Immigration officials had to cut the dash board to get her out.
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Assistant Editor, Hellena Barnes cut a dash with her scissors.
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In 1983 Craxi became prime minister and cut quite a dash on the world stage.
make
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Abruptly the woman speeded up, making a dash for the door.
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Kenny Lofton made a mad dash for the ball, got to it and had it pop off his glove.
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Elisabeth had made a dash for fresh air and Mitzi's arm met that of Elisabeth's chair.
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She hung by the open door, ready to make a dash for it at the first sign of trouble.
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In case anything went wrong, I was prepared to make a dash for Armstrong.
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When Helen grabs her son and makes a mad dash , you feel the danger.
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The cat then breaks cover and makes a final uncovered dash along the length of the jetty.
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But it was hard to ignore hard green crab apples lobbing in, and finally my sister made a dash for him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the 40-yard dash
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Freeport, the Jones Beach stop, was the mad dash for the bus.
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Elisabeth had made a dash for fresh air and Mitzi's arm met that of Elisabeth's chair.
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For example, to print a line of dashes across the screen, press Esc, type 64, then press -.
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I've put a sprinkling of brown sugar and a dash of milk on it.
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Patrick had briefed him on the reasons for their sudden turnaround in Bucharest and the dash back to the Channel.
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The difficulty arises from ministerial unwillingness to curb the dash for gas or to cut-off the cross-Channel interconnector.
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This is done by clicking the mouse pointer either on the top right-hand upward pointing arrow or the extreme top left-hand dash .
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Whatever type of dash you use, remember that consistency is key.