(BE / GO) ON THE PROWL


Meaning of (BE / GO) ON THE PROWL in English

( of an animal or a person ) moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth :

There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.

an intruder on the prowl

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.