Polish English Dictionary

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1. rush


rush hour
When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.
No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.
As soon as I have written the letter I will rush to the post office.
Don't you always sleep like a log yourself? I can understand your feelings of wanting them to enjoy their meal but don't be in such a rush.
Women who, at first glance, appear to be completely ordinary also don't seem to be in that much of a rush to get married.
I've been rushing (about/around) all day trying to get everything done. I rushed up the stairs/to the office/to find a phone.
Parachuting will give you the rush of a lifetime.
When I saw them together, I felt a rush of anger and jealousy.
“We need to get the cows!” He exclaimed, rushing over.
The four heroes and their ninja friend rushed the thousands of ninjas, attacking wildly.
He rushed to get off the train. we had to rush her to the doctor (take her to the doctor very quickly).
I love to work with kids. This kinda work gives me a rush.

2. dash


We ran a hundred-meter dash.
The rain stopped just long enough for me to dash into the cafe without getting wet.
a dash of salt
Coffee with a dash of milk please
Sometimes you can use a dash instead of a comma
Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes.
In a hundred meter dash she started last but soon caught up with the others.
where are you dashing?
I dashed straight round to hospital.
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
In a fit of rage James had dashed the priceless vase to the ground.
My mother, when she still cooked, always added a dash of sugar to the vegetables she stir-fried.
Definition if you dash somewhere, you go there in a hurry because you do not want to be late and you do not have much time to get there
I made a dash for the ​bathroom. / There was a ​mad dash for the ​exit.
She really cut a dash in her pink evening gown.