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on the lam

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Running away, especially from the police, as in He's always in some kind of trouble and perpetually on the lam. The origin of this slangy term of the 1800s is not known.

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on the hour, on the house, on the increase, on the inside, on-the-job, on the lam, on the level, on the line, on the lines of, on the lookout, on the loose
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Words related to on the lam

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