adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be taken/rushed/airlifted to hospital British English , be taken/rushed/airlifted to the hospital American English
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Three people were taken to hospital after a crash on the motorway.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be rushed/run off your feet
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All the sales assistants are run off their feet . The shop ought to take on more staff.
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It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.
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Bus managers were expecting to be rushed off their feet .
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He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet .
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Obviously, the emergency services are run off their feet .
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There had been lots of problems, and they were rushed off their feet .
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We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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People have complained that the doctors seem rushed , with too many patients to see in a day.
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The actors performances were needlessly rushed .
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The restaurant's service was rushed and impersonal.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although conducted with reverence and not rushed , it was still completed very quickly.
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But in our rushed , modern lifestyle we often rely on convenience foods and snacks which may be lacking in proper nutrition.
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I hope that Opposition Members accept that were we to attempt a rushed account this evening it would of necessity be incomplete.
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It may have to be less if we are rushed .
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Of course the importance of a high quality of case recording is clearly recognised but a rushed volunteer might leave gaps in case recording.
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Their wedding, mercifully, had been the sort of rushed job that Karen was busy despising.