dash off

1. Write or sketch hastily, as in I'm just going to dash off a letter . [Early 1700s]

2. 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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