on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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Once on the lam, Henry crosses paths with Carlos (Quijada), a soldier in the Mexican Army, who’s also lost his whole family, his identity.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
Rory and Coby quickly find themselves on the lam, a plot twist which unfortunately does not turn the film into an unexpected sequel to 2003’s Gerry — still a vastly underrated slow-cinema gem, in our opinion — but does result in a lot of witty bickering.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
The young man’s killer is still on the lam, cops said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
The Saunders men spent a year on the lam before their arrests.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
Rory and Coby quickly find themselves on the lam, a plot twist which unfortunately does not turn the film into an unexpected sequel to 2003’s Gerry — still a vastly underrated slow-cinema gem, in our opinion — but does result in a lot of witty bickering.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
The young man’s killer is still on the lam, cops said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
The Saunders men spent a year on the lam before their arrests.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
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