| 单词 | to get on the run |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get (also put, have, etc.) on the run (b) In extended use: in a vulnerable position; exposed to attack. Frequently in to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > make subject to an action or influence obtain1425 subjecta1450 to put forth1482 to set out1579 expose1594 to lay (also leave) open1595 render1642 to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run1909 1909 J. B. Atlay Ld. Haliburton 184 There was a widespread impression that the assailants had got the Government ‘on the run’, and that a vigorous campaign would show further concessions when Parliament met. 1922 Munsey's Mag. 76 650/1 Every time Porky thinks he has Four-Eyes on the run, Four-Eyes goes into a clinch an' gets in a few rib ticklers. 1955 Times 30 June 10/7 The President strongly resisted the suggestion that, as Russia was now ‘on the run’ it might be possible to reduce American expenditure on foreign aid. 1975 A. Scargill in New Left Rev. July 16 I yelled through my megaphone: ‘We've got them on the run, lads, they can only last half an hour now instead of an hour.’ 2003 W. L. Bennett in N. Couldry & J. Curran Contesting Media Power ii. 18 Nor have activists networked and communicated so effectively that they have somehow put global capitalism on the run. < as lemmas |
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