on the trot—(coll.)
1. moving from place to place:
- Two days on the trot carrying a big bag took its toll on me at only eighteen.
2. (also: on the run) running away from prison, the police, etc.:
- I eloped with one of the boys and we went on the trot from the approved school.
3. (also: on the go) constantly busy moving from one task to another:
- I’ve been on the trot all morning and I’m exhausted.
4. one after the other; in succession:
- For three matches on the trot, he was really energetic and successful.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase at a trot—moving at a pace faster than a walk:
- He looked both ways, then set off at a trot in the direction of the Stones’ household.
on the trots—(U.S. sl.) having the diarrhea:
- Why are you frequently visiting the lavatory, Jack? Are you on the trots?