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(idiomatic) Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control. / (slang, archaic) Out on a spree, or in search of adventure.

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on the loose

Source Word

on the loose

idiomatic archaic slang

Japanese Meaning

（慣用句）捕まっておらず、拘束されていない状態、自由に動き回っていること。 / （俗語・古語）自由気ままに行動し、冒険やはしゃぎに出かけている状態。

After the jailbreak, several inmates were on the loose.

脱獄後、数人の受刑者が未だに捕まっていない。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

There were reports of a giraffe that escaped from the zoo, on the loose in New York.

Sense（2）

(slang, archaic) Out on a spree, or in search of adventure.