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00 1."The escaped prisoners are still at large." 02 br
00 Can I use 'on the loose' or 'on the run' instead of 'at large' here without changing the meaning? 02 br
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00 2."His shooter is still on the loose." 02 br
00 Can I use 'at large' or 'on the run' instead of 'on the loose' here without changing the meaning? 02 br
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00 Thanks! 0-
00 1."The escaped prisoners are still at large." 02 br
00 Can I use 'on the loose' or 'on the run' instead of 'at large' here without changing the meaning? 02 br
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00 2."His shooter is still on the loose." 02 br
00 Can I use 'at large' or 'on the run' instead of 'on the loose' here without changing the meaning? 02 br
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00 Thanks! 0-
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0 Not "on the run." 02 br
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00 They may, in fact, be settled in somewhere, with plenty to eat and drink and even cable TV. 02 br
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00 However, "at large" and "on the loose" are about the same. 0-
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00 They may, in fact, be settled in somewhere, with plenty to eat and drink and even cable TV. 02 br
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00 However, "at large" and "on the loose" are about the same. 0-
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0 Hi GG, 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your reply. Then, are 'on the loose' and 'at large' interchangeable in those examples? 02 br
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00 I wonder why 'on the run' can't be used here. Doesn't it mean to be trying to escape or hide, especially from the police ,according to the dictionary? 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your reply. Then, are 'on the loose' and 'at large' interchangeable in those examples? 02 br
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00 I wonder why 'on the run' can't be used here. Doesn't it mean to be trying to escape or hide, especially from the police ,according to the dictionary? 02 br
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0 "On the run" implies they are constantly 01 i 00 on the move 02 i 00 in their efforts to avoid capture. 02 br
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00 The other two simply mean that the police have not captured them yet. (They may also be staying at a hotel ordering room service and watching Pay-per-View, or they may be "on the run.") 0-
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00 The other two simply mean that the police have not captured them yet. (They may also be staying at a hotel ordering room service and watching Pay-per-View, or they may be "on the run.") 0-
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0 Hi GG, 02 br
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00 Could you please give me an example of 'on the run'? When would you use it rather than 'on the loose' or 'at large'? 02 br
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00 Thank you for your answer. 0-
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00 Could you please give me an example of 'on the run'? When would you use it rather than 'on the loose' or 'at large'? 02 br
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00 Thank you for your answer. 0-
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0 I don't know how to be more clear about this. 02 br
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00 They are ON THE RUN, trying to avoid capture. To do this, they have to constantly be on the move. They camp in the woods on night, then they drive across state. Maybe they have enough cash to stay at a hotel - they can't use a credit card because doing so will show their location. They drive further away. They can't st
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00 They are ON THE RUN, trying to avoid capture. To do this, they have to constantly be on the move. They camp in the woods on night, then they drive across state. Maybe they have enough cash to stay at a hotel - they can't use a credit card because doing so will show their location. They drive further away. They can't st
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