on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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To recap: Hen is barely clinging to life, Chimney is actively dying of consumption, Ravi is potentially facing prison time and Moira is on the lam.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
What follows is a quest for somebody named Ralph Sampson, recently on the lam—born poor, grown rich, and, according to his daughter, wholly oblivious to the needs of the Mexican workers on his ranch, not far from Bakersfield, who are now on strike.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
As one thing leads to another, the couple finds themselves on the lam for murder.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s no place in America for an Indian on the lam from the law.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
What follows is a quest for somebody named Ralph Sampson, recently on the lam—born poor, grown rich, and, according to his daughter, wholly oblivious to the needs of the Mexican workers on his ranch, not far from Bakersfield, who are now on strike.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
As one thing leads to another, the couple finds themselves on the lam for murder.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s no place in America for an Indian on the lam from the law.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the lam
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“On the lam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lam. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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