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trolley dash
noun
Supermarket promotional contest where the winner can keep whatever groceries they can load into a trolley in a set time.
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Cue a Christmas Eve trolley dash around town.
In Paul's last-minute trolley dash he picked up nappies, vests, babygros and a blanket.
The opening is as jolly as a kids' party, with a red-coated MC, bouncy pop music and a 99-second trolley dash in aid of local charities.
Though it still looked to me like something put together after a Halford's trolley dash, the RS was a blast to drive.
So, it looks like Carlo Ancelotti will be making a mad trolley dash come January to restock his cupboards with fresh, young produce after all.
And if Hillary takes a little hit during that multiplex-frotting trolley dash, I suspect they'll make their peace with it.
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My husband, whose approach to shopping is an eccentric mix of scoring items recognisable only to the hardcore foodist, and trolley dashes around the marked-down sections of supermarkets, hit paydirt with a reduced number from our local Tesco.
Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando were earmarked some time ago and they were able to avoid any late panics or trolley dashes.
I'm also starting to stock up for Christmas as I've got nine people coming to stay this year, and I think it's likely that planning will be vital if I am to avoid reverting to my annual trolley-dash around the supermarket on Christmas Eve.
And if you're taken by Wilson's wordsmithery, why not go on a virtual trolley-dash and buy some or all of his books on upside-down pyramids, goalkeepers, men called Old Big 'Ead, the England football team and other fascinating topics by clicking on this link.
Although, on a strong payday, I allow myself to dream of a trolley-dash around Ryman's.
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