on the lam

on the lam
on the lam
Escaping, running away
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on the lam mainly american informal phrase
running away from someone such as the police
Thesaurus: wanted by the policehyponym
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on the lam
US informal : trying to avoid being caught by the police

two escaped convicts on the lam

◇ If you take it on the lam, you try to escape. This expression is now used mainly to suggest or imitate the language of old movies about gangsters.

She stole a lot of money from her employer and took it on the lam.

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on the ˈlam idiom
(NAmE, informal) escaping from sb, especially from the police

He was recaptured after four months on the lam.

Main entry:lamidiom

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