"on a mission" meaning in All languages combined

See on a mission on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on a mission, {{en-PP}} on a mission
  1. Actively and determinedly engaged on a task.
    Sense id: en-on_a_mission-en-prep_phrase-XOc3awsB
  2. (slang, drugs) On a drug run. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-on_a_mission-en-prep_phrase-zGR2GOGd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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