make a dash for it

verb

Synonym of make a run for it.

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Meanings

verbmake a dash for it (third-person singular simple present makes a dash for it, present participle making a dash for it, simple past and past participle made a dash for it)

present singular third person makes a dash for it · participle present making a dash for it · participle past made a dash for it · past made a dash for it

  1. Synonym of make a run for it.

    Well, Mr. Carrados, I'm glad to find that you're all right, sir. I made a dash for it when the district office passed your news on.

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

    Synonyms: make a run for it

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of make a run for it.

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make a run for it
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APA

make a dash for it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20dash%20for%20it

MLA

“make a dash for it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20dash%20for%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make a dash for it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20dash%20for%20it.

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