smash-and-grab
adjective/ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/
/ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/
[only before noun] (British English)- relating to the act of stealing from a shop by breaking a window and taking the goods you can see or reach easily
- a smash-and-grab raid
Oxford Collocations DictionarySmash-and-grab is used with these nouns:- raid
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