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zzBuzz | 12:40 Mon 17th Dec 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where did we get the phrase "on the lam"?
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The phrase means 'on the run, evading either police or other criminals' so it may be a derivation of 'on the run'.
20:44 Wed 19th Dec 2001

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