Phrasal verb
bash out
Definition
phrasal verb. to produce something quickly and without much care, like a piece of writing or music.
phrasal verb. to produce a piece of work, typically text or music, rapidly and often roughly; implies a focus on speed and volume over precision or quality.
Examples
“I need to bash out a quick email before the meeting.”
“He managed to bash out the first draft of his essay in just two hours.”
“The journalist had to bash out a five-hundred-word column in twenty minutes to meet the editor's strict deadline.”
Examples
simple
“I need to bash out a quick email before the meeting.”
contextual
“He managed to bash out the first draft of his essay in just two hours.”
complex
“The journalist had to bash out a five-hundred-word column in twenty minutes to meet the editor's strict deadline.”
Usage
Usually takes a written or creative work as its object.
Teaching tip
the verb 'bash' suggests hitting keys or a surface with force, which helps students visualize the speed and lack of delicacy involved.
Pitfall
He bashed out to the report.
He bashed out the report.
this is a transitive phrasal verb and does not require an extra preposition like 'to' before the object.
Phrasal verb
Particles
out
Separability
optional
Pattern
bash + (object) + out