smash and grab
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.
- An act of theft, appropriation, or other form of gaining advantage at another's expense that is done quickly and audaciously.
- Alternative form of smash and grab.
Verb
- To perform a smash and grab.
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