After the expose he had to take it on the lam. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The word lamé comes from the Old French for a thin plate of overlapping metal, as used in armor. From Wordnik.com. [Shiny Dressing, Day and Night] Reference
Turkish football coach and former player, Ertuğrul Sağlam is currently manager for Bursaspor club. From Wordnik.com. [Bursaspor 2008/09 Kappa kits] Reference
Most times, the journeys were undertaken in search of better opportunities; twice he was on the lam from the golfing authorities. From Wordnik.com. [Singh's world tour ends at Augusta] Reference
Hey, we warned you. fashion writer called the lamé leg wear "chic" when paired with a long blazer. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
According to the New York Post, Tackman's first stop on the lam was his mother's house, where he changed clothes. From Wordnik.com. [AOL News] Reference
Say the word lamé and you're halfway there. From Wordnik.com. [Shiny Dressing, Day and Night] Reference
That great politician, while all the court f'lam'd rdund about him, fat fecure, and laugh'd. From Wordnik.com. [A Select Collection of Old Plays] Reference
"lam," but his Twitter account -- a source of clues -- has been suspended for "strange activity.". From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
"lam," Cole told him. after cole parked in front of Beth's building, the way he carefully looked around made her nervous. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Hour]
lam ary one on 'em, an 'you got to lam the whole boodle. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
Tahara, whom S ` lam had married without letting her know. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
S ` lam was about twenty-six years old, Tahara about twenty. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
"But you are going to lam him one!" whispered Bill patiently. From Wordnik.com. [Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor] Reference
S ` lam would murmur reproachfully under his breath, "O tray! tray!". From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Tahara and Maman, while S ` lam fetched a soldier to unbar the gate. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
It had been explained to him by S ` lam that we wished to get to the Blue. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
(Doctor), and S ` lam, at our instigation, rushed downstairs to go off to. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
S ` lam was strolling about, and confirmed our supposition -- a partridge. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Marshals (led by Giddish's Annie "Boots" Frost) and psycho criminals on the lam. From Wordnik.com. [The New Season in Review: Monday Madness] Reference
Now Tahara's only terror was that S ` lam should ever find out what had happened. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Or was Parker, the wife of the deputy warden, living with him on the lam willingly?. From Wordnik.com. [TRAPPED BY A KILLER FOR 10 YEARS] Reference
Their dialect is on the lam, hiding while search lights sweep a black, empty sky. From Wordnik.com. [s Monster on a Table] Reference
Tahara staggered in, followed by S ` lam, who seemed very much excited and alarmed. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
"'Cause my feller would lam you-all's haid off an 'then give me er punch in the jaw.". From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers] Reference
In a regular memoir, at least, stuff happens: families move because someone's on the lam. From Wordnik.com. [Youth and Prayer] Reference
While on the lam in "North by Northwest," Cary Grant disguises himself with black sunglasses. From Wordnik.com. [New Shades That Break The Pattern] Reference
S ` lam and Tahara were often amusing, if not interesting: never commonplace or "well-meaning.". From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
He immediately went on the lam, allegedly killed the couple, then bought a new van with their savings. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Close To Home] Reference
In their patois mixing Vietnamese and French, Saigonese talk incessantly of lam affaires, or dealmaking. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Saigon Virus: It's Catching] Reference
Ronnie Biggs, the great train robber, spent the past 35 years on the lam as Britain's most famous fugitive. From Wordnik.com. [The Heist: Round Two] Reference
All that might suggest that Faris is now on the lam and the FBI is engaged in a frantic search to find him. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Watch: America's Secret Prisoners] Reference
Jimmy, transfixed by this mystery woman, makes up a lurid fantasy: she's French, she's killed someone and she's on the lam. From Wordnik.com. [Obsession By The Sea] Reference
When they arrived, Shapiro said, Simpson and Cowlings were gone -- on the lam in Cowlings's white Ford Bronco (identical to O. J.'s). From Wordnik.com. [He Could Run... ...But He Couldn't Hide] Reference
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