on the run
English
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
on the run
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, run.
- The skier's wife had the baby while he was still on the run.
- (idiomatic) Fleeing.
- 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:
- Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
- The suspect in the robbery is still on the run.
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- (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.
Synonyms
- (fleeing): on the lam
- (at a disadvantage): in retreat
- (constantly moving): on the go, on the move
Translations
fleeing
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constantly traveling
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Anagrams
- unthrone