rush off

Thân thiện

She had to rush off to catch the bus.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To depart in a hurry: To leave a place quickly and often abruptly, usually because one is in a rush or has something urgent to attend to.

Usage

• The verb "rush off" is used to describe a sudden or hurried departure. It implies a lack of time for proper goodbyes or lingering.
• It is an intransitive phrasal verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. You cannot "rush off something." The phrase is followed by optional prepositional phrases (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Verb:
  • I'm sorry, but I have to rush off to catch my train.
  • She rushed off without saying goodbye.
  • He looked at his watch and suddenly rushed off.

Advanced Usage

• "to rush off to [somewhere/do something]": This common pattern specifies the destination or purpose of the hurried departure.
  • They rushed off to the airport.
  • He rushed off to answer the phone.

Variants and Related Words

• Rush (verb): To move or act with great haste.
  • We need to rush if we want to be on time.
• Rushed (adjective): Done or completed too hurriedly.
  • It was a rushed decision.

Synonyms

• Dash off: To leave quickly.
• Hurry away: To depart with speed.
• Bolt: To run away suddenly.
• Make a quick exit: To leave promptly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Rush out: To exit a place quickly. (Similar, but often implies exiting a specific location, while "rush off" implies departing a current situation or place to go elsewhere).
  • He rushed out of the building.
• Run off: To leave quickly, often implying escape or evasion.
  • The children ran off to play.

Related Idioms

• To be in a rush: To be in a hurry.
  • I can't talk now, I'm in a rush.
• To make a mad dash: To run or move somewhere very quickly and urgently.
  • We made a mad dash for the exit.

Học thuật

Verb

1. depart in a hurry

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rush away