on the run
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on, run
- The skier's wife had the baby while he was still on the run.
- (idiomatic) Fleeing.
- The suspect in the robbery is still on the run.
- (idiomatic) At a disadvantage; forced to abandon a position.
- The corruption charges against her aides have her on the run.
- (idiomatic) Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.
- She's a busy executive and always on the run.
- He had to eat on the run.
- (fleeing) on the lam
- (at a disadvantage) in retreat
- (constantly moving) on the go, on the move
- French: en cavale
- German: auf der Flucht
- Italian: in fuga, latitante, uccel di bosco
- French: en vadrouille
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