be on the run
to be trying to avoid being caught, especially by the police:
After a month on the run, the prisoners were finally recaptured by the police.
to hurry from one activity to another:
She's always on the run and never has time for a chat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at large idiom
- beat a retreat idiom
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to ground idiom
- heel
- jailbreak
- leg
- loose
- shake sb/sth off
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- stand clear
- throw
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Hurrying and doing things quickly
Busy and active