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did the dash

did the dash is the simple past of do the dash.

Meaning of do the dash

Verb

do the dash (third-person singular simple present does the dash, present participle doing the dash, simple past did the dash, past participle done the dash)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, idiomatic) To hurriedly part with one’s current location, to escape, to flee the scene.

Questions about did the dash

What is did the dash the simple past of?
Did the dash is the simple past of do the dash.

Words near did the dash in the dictionary

  1. did someone proud
  2. did someone's bidding
  3. did someone's business
  4. did someone's head in
  5. did someone's heart good
  6. did the dash
  7. did the decent thing
  8. did the deed
  9. did the dirty on
  10. did the dishes
  11. did the Dutch

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