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take it on the lam

take it on the lam
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk it on, awn stressed th ee lam]
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði læm/
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn ðə læm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk it on, awn stressed th ee lam]
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði læm/

Definitions of take it on the lam words

  • noun take it on the lam a hasty escape; flight. 1
  • verb without object take it on the lam to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished. 1
  • idioms take it on the lam on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail. 1
  • idioms take it on the lam take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again. 1
  • noun take it on the lam to make a getaway; escape 0
See all 5 definitions of take it on the lam

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Origin of take it on the lam

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; special use of lam1. Compare beat it! be off!

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Parts of speech for Take it on the lam

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take it on the lam

take it on the lam popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for take it on the lam

verb take it on the lam

  • burst out — If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.
  • cut and run — to make a rapid escape
  • duck out — leave secretly
  • fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
  • get away — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
All 10 Synonyms of take it on the lam

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