on the loose

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on the loose

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

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not in captivity

Finnish: valloillaan, karkuteillä (fi), vapaalla jalalla (fi)
German: sich frei bewegend, frei herumlaufend, frei umherziehend
Greek: εκτός ελέγχου (ektós elénchou)
Hungarian: szabadlábon (hu), szökésben, szabadon (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: på frifot

Nynorsk: på frifot
Polish: na wolności
Portuguese: à solta (pt)
Russian: на во́ле (na vóle), ^{(please verify)} на свобо́де (na svobóde)
Spanish: suelto (es) m, libre (es) m or f, liberado (es) m
Swedish: på fri fot (sv), lös (sv)

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