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Maundy_thursday Posted 15 years ago
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What does 'on the run' mean in the following sentence

would you like to tell me what does 'on the run' mean in the following sentence(it is from BBC news):

They also agreed that any player unpaid for 3 months on the run can break his contract and sign for someone else.

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Hi, would you like to tell me what does 'on the run' mean in the following sentence(it is from BBC news): They also agreed that any player unpaid for 3 months on the run can break his contract and sign for someone else. I t clearly means 'for 3 consecutive months', but here in Canada I'm not familiar with the expression 'on the run' used in this way. Perhaps it's a feature of current British Englsih.

— Clive

  • Hi, would you like to tell me what does 'on the run' mean in the following sentence(it is from BBC news): They also agreed that any player unpaid for 3 months on the run can break his contract and sign for someone else.
  • I t clearly means 'for 3 consecutive months', but here in Canada I'm not familiar with the expression 'on the run' used in this way.
  • Perhaps it's a feature of current British Englsih.
  • There is, or used to be, an English expression 'on the trot' that had this meaning, but I rarely hear it used today.
  • Clive
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Hi,

would you like to tell me what does 'on the run' mean in the following sentence(it is from BBC news):

They also agreed that any player unpaid for 3 months on the run can break his contract and sign for someone else.

It clearly means 'for 3 consecutive months', but here in Canada I'm not familiar with th
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