on the lam

idiom

US, informal

: trying to avoid being caught by the police

two escaped convicts on the lam

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Most states will additionally use a Blue Alert to warn people about a person who either seriously injured or killed a law enforcement officer in the line of duty and is on the lam, according to the Justice Department. —

Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 By contrast, Mangione lasted all of five days on the lam, and appears not to have redistributed any of UnitedHealthcare’s revenues. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 Day after day, papers tallied up how many monkeys had been captured and how many remained on the lam. —

Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 In some instances, some users have even praised Thompson's murder and the shooter, who is still on the lam and not been publicly identified as of Friday evening. —

Desiree Adib, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the lam