bash and grab meaning (informal): definition, quotations

bash and grab

noun

Informal The violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.

Too often the law of bash and grab, with the axe and saw, have operated on these rich fields of revenue.1946, Peter Joseph Hurley, From Kosciusko to the Sea: A Journey Along the River Murray, page 8:
Mr BOORD (Rotorua) said he had been concerned about the increase in "bash and grab” crime.1956, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives:

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In narrow marina berths, tightly closed blinds are a defense against everything from bash-and-grab thieves to peeping toms.1991, Janet Groene, Dressing ship: how to furnish, refurbish, and accessorize your boat, →ISBN:

verb

Informal To perform such an act.