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take it on the lam
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1.
US
Canada
Other Anglophone regions (informal)
informal
slang
colloquial
To flee or go into hiding to avoid arrest, capture, or prosecution.
To abscond; to run away from law enforcement or from imminent consequences.
2.
US
dated
slang
To leave hurriedly or escape from a situation, often with connotations of evasion or avoidance (historical or literary usage).
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