on the lam
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On the lam, Fleming hid in heavy brush in a Sacramento suburb, and managed to purchase food and a new set of clothes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2015
On the lam, Selena leads Bruce on what figures to be the first of many rooftop pursuits and introduces him to the future Poison Ivy, who is odd.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2014
On the lam, running from the mob, or at least from the fat self I was supposed to be.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2013
On the lam from all his would-be reformers�including the police�he ends up in the layatories of Morocco, blissfully scribbling a long poem based on Hamlet.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the lam, the two fugitives dash from town to town, sleeping in the open air and profitably peddling conned goods between solid slapstick sequences and comic car chases.
From Time Magazine Archive
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