vapaalla jalalla

Finnish

Etymology

Calque of Swedish på fri fot (“at large, not confined”), literally "on free foot".

Phrase

vapaalla jalalla

  1. on the loose (not incarcerated)
    Karkuri on ollut nyt vapaalla jalalla kuukauden.
    The fugitive has been on the loose for a month now.
  2. on the run (fleeing)
    Epäilty murtovaras on vielä vapaalla jalalla.
    The suspect in the robbery is still on the run.

Inflection

→○ allative vapaalle jalalle
○ adessive vapaalla jalalla
○→ ablative vapaalta jalalta
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