on the loose

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on the loose - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  on the loose
      adj 1: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict
             still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners";
             "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in
             the neighborhood" [syn: at large(p), escaped,
             loose, on the loose(p)]