All take it on the lam synonyms
take it on the lam
T t verb take it on the lam
- 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.
- lam — to beat; thrash.
- make oneself scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- duck out — leave secretly
- cut and run — to make a rapid escape
- get away — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get away with — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- 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.
- give someone the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.