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Vocabulary

on the run & on the road

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001) The number of light commercial vehicles 01font00on the road02font00 is growing faster than the number of cars and trucks.02br
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002) The increasing volume of high-calorie convenience food served up at the family dinner table, or bought at fast food outlets 01font00on the run02font00.02br
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00here "on the road" means the cars which are running on the road and " on the run " means hurry up?02br
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00If so, are there any other meaning of the 2 phrase ?02br
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02br 02br 002) "on the run" means "on the go" - not at home, running from thing to thing. I go from work to soccer practice to piano lessons to the library... I'm on the run.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 002) "on the run" means "on the go" - not at home, running from thing to thing.
  • I go from work to soccer practice to piano lessons to the library...
  • I'm on the run.
  • So I swing in to the McDonalds and get fast food.
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01) In this case, "on the road" means they have been purchased and are "out in the marketplace somewhere." They are not literally being driven right then.02br
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002) "on the run" means "on the go" - not at home, running from thing to thing. I go from work to soccer practice to piano lessons to the library... I'm on the run. So I swing in to the McDonalds and get fast food
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0 Other meanings.02br
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01i00on the road02i00 can also mean traveling, not in the main office (used for employees who travel as part of their job).02br
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00 [office worker answering the phone] 01i00No. I'm sorry. Mr. Belcher is not in. He's 01b00on the road02b00 today. Call back tomorrow when
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