What does "dash off" mean?
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Write or sketch hastily, as in I'm just going to dash off a letter. [Early 1700s]
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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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