diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 49b8c7eefe..dc658ed906 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "reedline"
 version = "0.2.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/nushell/reedline?branch=main#550ce9b486b4f1e979ddc37a50d95f27afe37ff3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/nushell/reedline?branch=main#1b244992981e392152b86ceed5c583c31150976c"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crossterm 0.22.1",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
index 482a25f841..92ac299f71 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ impl Command for Do {
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
-        let block_id = call.positional[0]
-            .as_block()
-            .expect("internal error: expected block");
+        let block: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let block_id = block.as_block()?;
+
         let rest: Vec<Value> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 1)?;
 
         let block = engine_state.get_block(block_id);
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 3c30b20e71..c411a2d4fe 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,20 @@ pub fn eval_expression(
                 span: expr.span,
             })
         }
+        Expr::Record(fields) => {
+            let mut cols = vec![];
+            let mut vals = vec![];
+            for (col, val) in fields {
+                cols.push(eval_expression(engine_state, stack, col)?.as_string()?);
+                vals.push(eval_expression(engine_state, stack, val)?);
+            }
+
+            Ok(Value::Record {
+                cols,
+                vals,
+                span: expr.span,
+            })
+        }
         Expr::Table(headers, vals) => {
             let mut output_headers = vec![];
             for expr in headers {
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/flatten.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/flatten.rs
index c244f4242a..59278857e5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/flatten.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/flatten.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ pub fn flatten_expression(
             }
             output
         }
+        Expr::Record(list) => {
+            let mut output = vec![];
+            for l in list {
+                output.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, &l.0));
+                output.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, &l.1));
+            }
+            output
+        }
         Expr::Keyword(_, span, expr) => {
             let mut output = vec![(*span, FlatShape::Operator)];
             output.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, expr));
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 628178a5d9..57847afd93 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -1347,6 +1347,13 @@ pub fn parse_full_cell_path(
 
             tokens.next();
 
+            (output, true)
+        } else if bytes.starts_with(b"{") {
+            let (output, err) = parse_record(working_set, head.span);
+            error = error.or(err);
+
+            tokens.next();
+
             (output, true)
         } else if bytes.starts_with(b"$") {
             let (out, err) = parse_variable_expr(working_set, head.span);
@@ -2669,6 +2676,11 @@ pub fn parse_value(
             return parse_full_cell_path(working_set, None, span);
         }
     } else if bytes.starts_with(b"{") {
+        if !matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Block(..)) {
+            if let (expr, None) = parse_full_cell_path(working_set, None, span) {
+                return (expr, None);
+            }
+        }
         if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Block(_)) || matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Any) {
             return parse_block_expression(working_set, shape, span);
         } else {
@@ -3152,6 +3164,83 @@ pub fn parse_statement(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn parse_record(
+    working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
+    span: Span,
+) -> (Expression, Option<ParseError>) {
+    let bytes = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
+
+    let mut error = None;
+    let mut start = span.start;
+    let mut end = span.end;
+
+    if bytes.starts_with(b"{") {
+        start += 1;
+    } else {
+        error = error.or_else(|| {
+            Some(ParseError::Expected(
+                "{".into(),
+                Span {
+                    start,
+                    end: start + 1,
+                },
+            ))
+        });
+    }
+
+    if bytes.ends_with(b"}") {
+        end -= 1;
+    } else {
+        error = error.or_else(|| Some(ParseError::Unclosed("}".into(), Span { start: end, end })));
+    }
+
+    let span = Span { start, end };
+    let source = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
+
+    let (tokens, err) = lex(source, start, &[b'\n', b','], &[b':']);
+    error = error.or(err);
+
+    let mut output = vec![];
+    let mut idx = 0;
+
+    while idx < tokens.len() {
+        let (field, err) = parse_value(working_set, tokens[idx].span, &SyntaxShape::Any);
+        error = error.or(err);
+
+        idx += 1;
+        if idx == tokens.len() {
+            return (
+                garbage(span),
+                Some(ParseError::Expected("record".into(), span)),
+            );
+        }
+        let colon = working_set.get_span_contents(tokens[idx].span);
+        idx += 1;
+        if idx == tokens.len() || colon != b":" {
+            //FIXME: need better error
+            return (
+                garbage(span),
+                Some(ParseError::Expected("record".into(), span)),
+            );
+        }
+        let (value, err) = parse_value(working_set, tokens[idx].span, &SyntaxShape::Any);
+        error = error.or(err);
+        idx += 1;
+
+        output.push((field, value));
+    }
+
+    (
+        Expression {
+            expr: Expr::Record(output),
+            span,
+            ty: Type::Unknown, //FIXME: but we don't know the contents of the fields, do we?
+            custom_completion: None,
+        },
+        error,
+    )
+}
+
 pub fn parse_block(
     working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
     lite_block: &LiteBlock,
@@ -3350,6 +3439,12 @@ pub fn find_captures_in_expr(
                 output.extend(&result);
             }
         }
+        Expr::Record(fields) => {
+            for (field_name, field_value) in fields {
+                output.extend(&find_captures_in_expr(working_set, field_name, seen));
+                output.extend(&find_captures_in_expr(working_set, field_value, seen));
+            }
+        }
         Expr::RowCondition(var_id, expr) => {
             seen.push(*var_id);
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
index f01c815fde..59a6fcd299 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Expr {
     Block(BlockId),
     List(Vec<Expression>),
     Table(Vec<Expression>, Vec<Vec<Expression>>),
+    Record(Vec<(Expression, Expression)>),
     Keyword(Vec<u8>, Span, Box<Expression>),
     ValueWithUnit(Box<Expression>, Spanned<Unit>),
     Filepath(String),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
index 6b2d0084e3..94b580b31a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ impl Expression {
                 }
                 false
             }
+            Expr::Record(fields) => {
+                for (field_name, field_value) in fields {
+                    if field_name.has_in_variable(working_set) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    if field_value.has_in_variable(working_set) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                false
+            }
             Expr::RowCondition(_, expr) => expr.has_in_variable(working_set),
             Expr::Signature(_) => false,
             Expr::String(_) => false,
@@ -292,6 +303,12 @@ impl Expression {
                     right.replace_in_variable(working_set, new_var_id)
                 }
             }
+            Expr::Record(fields) => {
+                for (field_name, field_value) in fields {
+                    field_name.replace_in_variable(working_set, new_var_id);
+                    field_value.replace_in_variable(working_set, new_var_id);
+                }
+            }
             Expr::RowCondition(_, expr) => expr.replace_in_variable(working_set, new_var_id),
             Expr::Signature(_) => {}
             Expr::String(_) => {}
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 15765da81f..5cfc49282a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn as_block(&self) -> Result<BlockId, ShellError> {
+        match self {
+            Value::Block { val, .. } => Ok(*val),
+            x => Err(ShellError::CantConvert(
+                "block".into(),
+                x.get_type().to_string(),
+                self.span()?,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Get the span for the current value
     pub fn span(&self) -> Result<Span, ShellError> {
         match self {
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 2895a78347..0bbcaa5f50 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -889,3 +889,13 @@ fn in_variable_5() -> TestResult {
 fn in_variable_6() -> TestResult {
     run_test(r#"3 | if $in > 6 { $in - 10 } else { $in * 10 }"#, "30")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn record_1() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(r#"{'a': 'b'} | get a"#, "b")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_2() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(r#"{'b': 'c'}.b"#, "c")
+}