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doing the dash

doing the dash is the present participle and gerund 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 doing the dash

What is doing the dash the present participle and gerund of?
Doing the dash is the present participle and gerund of do the dash.

Words near doing the dash in the dictionary

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

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