take it on the lam
take it on the lam
To make an escape or go on the run (from police or punishment). I really think you should turn yourself in. The judge is going to be much less lenient if you take it on the lam. A witness saw the two bank robbers taking it on the lam in a beat-up old station wagon.
See also: lam, on, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take it on the lam
Sl. to get out of town; to run away. (Underworld.) Both crooks took it on the lam when things got hot. Walt knew that the time had come to take it on the lam.
See also: lam, on, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
take it on the lam
tv. to get out of town; to run away. (Underworld.) Bruno knew that the time had come to take it on the lam.
See also: lam, on, take
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- let up on
- cut (one) a break
- cut a break
- cut someone a break
- lam
- work (oneself) up
- work oneself up
- work up
- worked up
- help (oneself) to