be on the run

1. To be fleeing the police or other authorities, typically after having committed a crime. The police have been unsuccessful in their search of the city, so the suspects must be on the run.

2. To be involved in constant activity. I'm sorry I didn't call you back, I was really on the run today.

3. To be in a vulnerable position. This team is on the run—will they really come back from a five-goal deficit?

be on the run

to try to avoid being caught, especially by the police A serial killer was on the run last night after escaping from a maximum-security prison. (sometimes + from ) He met his future wife while he was on the run from the police in Germany.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Munira	-	Arabic
Sofia	zo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Clyde	[klaid]
Kieran	KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn	Irish
Sybil	['sibil]
Marje	MAHRJ	English