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on the lam Definition


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lam (slang)
verb
    lammed, lamming
    1. To thrash.
noun
    (chiefly N Amer)
    1. An escape, especially from the police.
Idiom: on the lam
    Trying to avoid being captured.
Etymology: 16c: from Norse lemja to make someone lame.

Phrasal Verb: lam into someone
    To beat them up.


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