dash down
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. to write something very quickly because you are in a hurry.
phrasal verb. to record information in writing with great haste and often without concern for neatness or detail.
I need to dash down her phone number before I forget it.
He managed to dash down a few notes during the meeting before the speaker moved to the next slide.
The poet was known to dash down verses on napkins whenever inspiration struck him in the middle of a meal.
- jot down
- scribble
- write quickly
- note down
- draft carefully
- transcribe
- Particles
- down
- Separability
- optional
- Pattern
- dash + object + down
usually takes a noun like 'notes', 'a message', or 'a few words' as its object.
contrast with 'jot down' (which implies brevity) and 'scribble' (which implies messiness); 'dash down' emphasizes the speed and urgency of the action.
He dashed down it.He dashed it down.when using a pronoun like 'it', it must come between the verb and the particle in this separable phrasal verb.
Last updated April 24, 2026