Does this phrase " on the run" have many meanings ? Could you explain below two sentences for me ? (1 ) I eat breakfast on the run if I'm late for work. Does it mean I eat breakfast and run to

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Does this phrase " on the run" have many meanings ? Could you explain below two sentences for me ? (1 ) I eat breakfast on the run if I'm late for work. Does it mean I eat breakfast and run to office because I am almost late for work ? My undestaning is correct ? (2) A: Have you ever been on the run before, Jason? B: No, but I think about it. I think about what I would do if I was on the run. How I would hide out, you know. Here , "on the run" means someones escape from people ? Seems this pharase"on the run" here means very differently from (1) first one. How do you use this phrase ? Please tell me and comment. Thank you.

14 mrt. 2012 15:30

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Gena's answer is perfect. "On the run" originally meant, "running from the police or the prison that you escaped from" - but people now use it when they are going to do something (like eating breakfast) when they are travelling to work (or anywhere, a friend's house, a meeting, just moving). We sometimes say, "I'll just get something (sandwich) when I'm on the move".

14 maart 2012

This means you are eating while you are going to work. You could be eating while you are driving your car, or walking to your destination. You cannot take time to sit down and eat because you really don't even have time to eat. "On the run" means you are hiding from the law. Someone is looking for you, in a negative sense, and you do not want them to find you.

14 maart 2012

Yes, it has two meanings. In the first sentence, he eats "on the run", meaning he eats while moving or while hurrying. In the second case, if you are "on the run", you are a fugitive. The key difference is that in the first sentence, there is an ACTION VERB(eat) before the phrase. This is how you can tell which meaning it has. If someone IS (be-verb) on the run, they are a fugitive. If they are doing something on the run (eat, sleep, brush your teeth), then they are in a hurry.

14 maart 2012

See: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+the+run 1. moving from place to place/while busy doing something else Eating during the trip to work. 2. running from the police/avoiding being found Go see the website to find more information and examples.

14 maart 2012

Yes, it has many meanings. I suggest using a dictionary for this kind of thing. #1. going hurriedly for place to place (usually rushing to the office, but not necessarily) #2. running from the police or other authorities

14 maart 2012

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