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on a mission

prep_phrase
/ɒn‿ə ˈmɪʃn̩/UK/ɑn‿ə ˈmɪʃən/US

Etymology

From on + a + mission (“set of tasks that fulfils a duty or purpose; deeply felt ambition in life”).

Definitions

  1. Actively and determinedly engaged on a task.

    • So she walked and as the night begun^([sic]) to engulf the countryside Emily still did not tire, she was on a mission; a mission to save her friend, her sister.

  2. Looking for drugs

    Looking for drugs; on a drug run.

    • I'm slipping on my khaki suit (Which one?) / The blue one, gun by my side as I mob to the beach / On a mission and I'm fishing for my DJ Warren G

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for on a mission. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA