- on the run
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phrasal
1. in haste ; without pausing <ate lunch on the run> 2. in retreat ; in flight (as from the law) <an escaped convict on the run>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
on the run
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The run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The run of the mill — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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on the run — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In a hurry; hurrying. * /Jane called Help! and Tom came on the run./ * /Modern mothers are usually on the run./ 2. Going away from a fight; in retreat; retreating. * /The enemy soldiers were on the run./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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To let go by the run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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