出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第275页（233字）
形容人忙于奔走，例近几年来，他因为工作忙碌，整天东奔西走，难得有时间回乡探亲。
In the last few years，he has been kept on the run with his work．So much so that he has had little time to visit his parents in the countryside．