on the lam イディオム
on the lam
running away from the police, lay low When he's not in jail, he's on the lam - always running.
on the lam|lam|on
adj. or
adv. phr.,
slang Running away, especially from the law; in flight.
The bank robber was on the lam for ten months before the police caught him. 
Sometimes used in the phrase "take it on the lam".
After a big quarrel with her father, the girl took it on the lam.on the lam
Attempting to abstain capture, about as a avoiding from law enforcement; on the run. The able convicts accept been on the lam for a week, with no leads as to their whereabouts.Learn more: lam, onon the lam
running from the police. (Underworld.) Richard has been on the lam for a anniversary now. The assemblage baton bankrupt out of bastille and is still on the lam.Learn more: lam, onon the lam
Running away, abnormally from the police, as in He's consistently in some affectionate of agitation and perpetually on the lam. The agent of this slangy appellation of the 1800s is not known. Learn more: lam, onon the lam
mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf addition is on the lam, they are aggravating to escape or adumbrate from someone, for archetype the badge or an enemy. He is currently on the lam, capital for the auction and trafficking of cocaine. A Rhode Island broker accused of burglary millions has angry himself in afterwards months on the lam. Note: `Lam' is an American argot chat acceptation active away. Learn more: lam, onon the lam
in flight, abnormally from the police. North American informalLearn more: lam, onon the ˈlam
(American English, informal) artifice from somebody, abnormally from the police: The man abolished aloof afore he was due to go to bastille and has been on the lam anytime since.Learn more: lam, onon the lam
(...læm) mod. active from the police. (Underworld.) When the bang-up begin out you was on the lam, he got absolute mad. Learn more: lam, on