on the lam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lam (“flight, escape”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective[edit]
on the lam (not comparable)
- Running away, usually from the police; on the run.
- 2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo, space e-mail:
- The President: 'Hello... I am still on the lam from debt collectors.'
- 2007, Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger[1]:
- Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco.
- 2012 September 15, “Vietnam: A Tiger at Bay”, in The Economist:
- There have been more bank runs, executives on the lam, arrests and credit panics than the country has seen in years.
- 2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo, space e-mail:
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
running away; on the run
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