on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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Drummond remains on the lam, but authorities investigating the case were searching a wooded area Monday near Union University in Jackson – the same western Tennessee city where authorities say a vehicle associated with him was found unoccupied last week.
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
More than a month later, Ying Zhang remains on the lam.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
The organization added that the giant bird sustained injuries to its neck and right wing during its time on the lam.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J’Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
More than a month later, Ying Zhang remains on the lam.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
The organization added that the giant bird sustained injuries to its neck and right wing during its time on the lam.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J’Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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“On the lam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lam. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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