Dec 28th, 2018, 05:19 pm
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| eslHQ Zealot | | Join Date: Mar 12th, 2013
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 Re: fair game
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Quote susan53  If I say "the criminal is still at large" it means either
a) The police don't know who the criminal is (or can't prove it even if they suspect) and therefore no specific individual is implicated. They just know that there is a criminal and s/he is still free.
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b) The police know who the criminal is and have enough proof for the arrest, but can't find the person. S/he is "on the run"
So, as I said, "at large" can be used in both contexts, but "on the run" is more specific and restricted to the second situation. | Can I use 'on the loose' in both situations like 'at large' above?
Thank you very much.
Last edited by susan53 : Dec 29th, 2018 at 05:16 am.
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