on the loose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

on the loose
    adj 1: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict
           still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners";
           "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in
           the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {escaped},
           {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]