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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dash of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a small amount of something, often in the context of cooking or mixing ingredients.
Example: "For this recipe, you will need a dash of the salt to enhance the flavor."
Alternatives: "a pinch of" or "a hint of".
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Regarding the second season, Kevin Carr from 7M Pictures said "Rhimes really just put Scrubs, E.R., Sex and the City and even a dash of The Love Boat in a blender and poured out Grey's Anatomy".
Sometimes there's a dash of the Partridge-esque.
They also have a dash of the primitivism that enraptured her contemporaries and near-contemporaries.
Comedy is harsh truth seen through a prism of absurdity with a dash of the misanthropic.
Beyond that lies a Premier League season to which they seem certain to add a dash of the exotic.
It's the world of white, cultured, self-confident, postwar America; east coast mostly, with a dash of the south.
Add the butter and all but a dash of the oil, and gently fry the garlic and onion until soft.
Which is also likeable, oddball, goofy and endearing, but with added complexity and a dash of the vindictive.
Hitchens could be pompous, arrogant and bellicose, with more than a dash of the western supremacist about him.
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Add a dash of over-the-top-ness, mix well with irony, sprinkle a soupçon of snarky.
Given a dash of genius, the contradiction between education and art stops being a problem and becomes a catalyst.
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