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1 lam
[læm]I. n AM (sl)to be on the \lam gesucht werden, auf der Flucht seinshe is on the \lam from her husband ihr Mann ist hinter ihr herII. vt<- mm->( fam)III. vi<- mm->▪ to \lam into sb (attack brutally) auf jdn eindreschen fam; (attack verbally) jdn zur Schnecke machen [o fertigmachen] fam* * *I [lm] (sl)1. vtvermöbeln (inf)2. viIIto lam into sb — jdn zur Schnecke machen (inf); (physically) auf jdn eindreschen (inf)
n (US sl)he's on the lam — hinter dem sind sie her (inf)
to go on the lam — türmen (inf), die Fliege machen
he took it on the lam — er türmte (inf), er machte die Fliege (sl)
* * *lam1 [læm] slA v/t verdreschen, vermöbelnB v/i:a) auf jemanden eindreschen,b) über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)lam2 [læm] US slA s Verduften n:on the lam auf der Flucht (besonders vor der Polizei);B v/i abhauen, verduften* * *v.verdreschen v. -
2 lam
[læm] n(Am) (sl);to be on the \lam gesucht werden, auf der Flucht sein;she is on the \lam from her husband ihr Mann ist hinter ihr her [o verfolgt sie];to \lam into sb ( attack brutally) auf jdn eindreschen ( fam) ( attack verbally) jdn zur Schnecke machen ( fam)
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take it on the lam — To make an escape or flee • • • Main Entry: ↑lam … Useful english dictionary
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on the lam — Escaping, running away • • • Main Entry: ↑lam * * * on the lam mainly american informal phrase running away from someone such as the police Thesaurus: wanted by the policehyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
on the lam — {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {slang} Running away, especially from the law; in flight. * /The bank robber was on the lam for ten months before the police caught him./ Sometimes used in the phrase take it on the lam . * /After a big quarrel with her… … Dictionary of American idioms
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Marge on the Lam — The Simpsons episode Marge and Ruth being pursued by police in the style of the infamous end of the movie Thelma Louise. Episode no … Wikipedia
lam — lam1 [lam] vt., vi. lammed, lamming [< Scand, as in ON lemja, lit., to lame: see LAME1] [Old Slang] to beat; hit; strike ☆ lam2 [lam ] n. [< ? LAM1: cf. slang beat it!] Slang headlong flight, usually to escape punishment for … English World dictionary
lam — I v Slang. Usu. lam out or into beat, strike, thrash, batter, pound, lay on, pummel, pelt, Sl. paste; flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge; strap, thresh, flail, spank, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim, Inf. thump, Inf. lace, Inf. lambaste, Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lam — lam1 /lam/, v., lammed, lamming. Slang. v.t. 1. to beat; thrash. v.i. 2. to beat; strike; thrash (usually fol. by out or into). [1590 1600; < ON lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to LAME1] lam2 … Universalium
lam — I. /læm/ (say lam) Colloquial –verb (t) (lammed, lamming) 1. to beat; strike. –phrase 2. lam into, to thrash; rain down a succession of blows on. {from Old Norse lamði, past tense of lemja beat so as to disable; related to lame1} II. /læm/ (say… …