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Phrase(s): on the run 1. Fig. while one is moving from place to place. • I will try to pick up some aspirin today on the run. • I will think about it on the run. 2. Fig. running from the police. • Richard is on the run from the cops. • The gang of crooks is on the run.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. In rapid retreat; also, attempting to escape from pursuers. For example, The guerrillas were on the run after the ambush, or The burglars were on the run from the police. [Early 1800s] 2. Hurrying from place to place, as in The company officers were always on the run from New York to Los Angeles and back. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms