do (one's) dash

do (one's) dash

To do something to the fullest extent that one can. Primarily heard in Australia. Whew, I've done my dash! Can we just rest for a minute?See also: dash

do your dash

exhaust your energies or chances. Australian informal 1973 Chester Eagle Who Could Love the Nightingale? ‘Keep going,’ she said. ‘Keep going.’ ‘I've done my dash, Marg, in every sense of the words.’ See also: dash