on the loose

成語所屬單字loose

on the loose — 慣用語

1. Free to move around after escaping from prison, captivity, or control.

1.慣用語
釋義

在逃;逍遙法外

Free to move around after escaping from prison, captivity, or control.

例句

Police warned residents that a dangerous criminal was on the loose.

The zoo kept the gates closed after a monkey got on the loose.