rush (redirected from rusher)

*bum's rush

hurrying someone out of a place. (As someone might quickly escort a vagrant from a fancy restaurant. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The young customer in the jewelry store was getting the bum's rush until he pulled out an enormous roll of bills. Bill got the bum's rush at the restaurant because he didn't have a tie on.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Prov. Foolish people usually do not understand when a situation is dangerous, so they are not afraid to do things that would frighten more sensible people. Alan: Bob is too scared to go in and confront the boss, so I'm going to. Jane: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

See also: angel, fear, Fool, tread

in a mad rush

Fig. in a hurry. I ran around all day today in a mad rush, looking for a present for Bill. Why are you always in a mad rush?

See also: mad

rush someone or something into something and rush someone or something in

to lead or carry someone or something into something or some place hurriedly. I rushed her into the hospital emergency room, and everything was soon all right. The nurse rushed in the emergency medical equipment.

rush someone or something out of something and rush someone or something out

to lead or guide someone or something out of something or some place hurriedly. The ushers rushed everyone out of the church so they could clean the place before the next wedding. They rushed out another edition of the newspaper that afternoon.

See also: out

rush someone into something

to hurry someone into doing something. We rushed Harry into taking the job. Sally has always hated that dress. Sam rushed her into buying it.

rush someone to the hospital

to take someone to the hospital very quickly. They had to rush her to the hospital because she had stopped breathing. We rushed Uncle Harry to the hospital after he complained of chest pains.

rush something into print

to print up something hastily. The story was so timely that the newspaper editor rushed it into print without checking all the details. We will rush the book into print as soon as the author finishes.

See also: print

rush something off (to someone or something)

to send something quickly to someone or something. I will rush your order off to you immediately. I need to rush off this package to Walter.

rush something through (something)

1. Lit. to pass something through a physical area rapidly. He rushed the ambulance through the gate to the stadium. Strong blowers rushed many cubic feet of air through the ductwork into all the rooms.

2. Fig. to move something through some process or office in a hurry. He was in a hurry so we rushed his order through the shipping department. He asked us to rush it through.

See also: through

rush at someone or something

to run at or charge toward someone or something. The dog rushed at us and scared us to death. Mary rushed at the door, but it slammed shut before she got there.

rush for something

to hurry to something. All the people rushed for the exits when the game was over. We rushed for the picnic tables as soon as they said that lunch was ready.

rush hour

the period of time when heavy traffic is moving into or out of a city. This is the slowest rush hour I have ever been in. Traffic is almost in gridlock.

See also: hour

rush in (to something)

1. to run or hurry into a thing or a place. Everyone rushed into the shelter when the rain started. They all rushed in at once.

2. to begin doing something without the proper preparation. Don't rush into this job without thinking it through. Mary rushed in without thinking.

rush off (from some place)

to hurry away from some place. I'm sorry, but I will have to rush off from this meeting before it's over. Mary had to rush off before the party was over.

rush on something and run on something

a large demand for something. There was a rush on bottled water during the drought. During the hot summer, there was a run on air conditioners.

rush out (of something)

to exit in a hurry. Everyone rushed out of the room at the same time. They rushed out because they smelled smoke.

See also: out

rush through something

to hurry to get something finished; to race through something. Please don't rush through this business. Get it right. Timmy rushed through dinner so he could go out and play.

See also: through

rush to someone or something

to hurry to get to someone, something, or some event. I rushed to the injured man to try to help him. We all rushed to the office to see what had happened.

rush to conclusions

to try to reach a conclusion too fast, probably with insufficient evidence; to jump to conclusions. I hope that you don't rush to any conclusions. I can explain this. I'm afraid you are rushing to conclusions when you speak of canceling the performance.

See also: conclusion

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[run around/rush around etc.] like a blue-arsed fly  (British & Australian informal)

to move around quickly trying to finish your work when you are very busy I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly trying to get everything organized before I go on holiday.

See also: around, fly, like, run

a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)

if you have a rush of blood to the head, you suddenly feel very excited or very angry, and do or say something silly Thomson was sent off for head-butting Gray in a rush of blood to the head.

See also: blood

be run/rushed off your feet

to have to work very hard or very fast There's only one secretary working for the whole accounts department and the poor woman is run off her feet. We weren't exactly rushed off our feet - there was only one visitor all afternoon.

See also: feet, run

Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread).

something that you say which means that stupid people do things without thinking about them enough Alan volunteered to be chairman and now he regrets it. Fools rush in, is all I can say.

See suffer fools gladly

See also: Fool

the bum's rush  (American informal)

the action of getting rid of someone who is not wanted The photographer was given the bum's rush by two policemen guarding the office. Why do I feel I'm getting the bum's rush? Where are you off to?