dash about

[/dæʃ əˈbaʊt/]

verb

correr de um lado para o outro

1. to move quickly from place to place in a hurried or restless manner

The children were dashing about in the garden playing tag.

As crianças estavam correndo de um lado para o outro no jardim brincando de pega-pega.

2. to rush around busily attending to various tasks

She's been dashing about all morning preparing for the party.

Ela tem estado correndo de um lado para o outro a manhã toda se preparando para a festa.

NYC Slang

bouncing around / running around like a chicken with its head cut off

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

correr de um lado para o outro / sair correndo

common in both spoken and written Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

sair correndo / ficar correndo pra lá e pra cá

informal, frequently used in casual speech

São Paulo

correr de um lado para o outro / sair disparado

similar usage to general Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

correr de um lado para o outro / andar aos saltos

more formal phrasing in European Portuguese

dash about like a headless chicken

dash about frantically

dash about aimlessly

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