June 25, 2009

On the Lam (Random Episode)

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Camera-phone photo. LG VX11000. June 25, 2009. More to come.

Update: I’ve added a few images of life on the lam to my Flickr photostream and created an “On the Lam” set.

on the lam: moving from place to place to avoid being found or caught. She got in trouble in the 70s and was captured after 23 years on the lam.
Usage notes: usually said about someone who is avoiding the police
Related vocabulary: on the run
See also: lam
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms. Cambridge University Press: 2006.

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  1. Deron Bauman on June 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

    band on the run.

  2. Lucy Foley on June 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun
    and the first one said to the second one there, “I hope you’re having fun”.

  3. Chris on June 25th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    Thunder’s been rumbling this evening, but still no relief from the heat.

  4. Michael Dougan on June 25th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    There’s been a lot of rumbling in my belly…… Thunder later.

  5. Cece on June 25th, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    Don’t surrender Dorothy!

  6. Sheila Ryan on June 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pm

    She’ll go out in a blaze of glory before she surrenders.

    Death before dishonor.

  7. Lucy Foley on June 25th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Oh but what are dead glory and honour compared to 5 minutes of plain aliveness?

  8. Cindy Scroggins on June 26th, 2009 at 10:22 am

    On the run from Johnny Law. Ain’t no trip to Cleveland.

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