On-the-lam Definition

adjective

Running away, usually from the police; on the run.

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Origin of On-the-lam

  • From Old Norse lemja.

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On-the-lam Sentence Examples

  • The police were in hot pursuit of the convicts on the lam.

  • The robbers knew they had to go on the lam and lay low for a while to avoid being caught.

  • The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, which is a Coen Brothers creation, was set in Depression era Mississippi and told the story of three escaped convicts who managed to develop a music career while on the lam.

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Words Starting With

OON

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MAMLAM

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Words Starting With O and Ending With M

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