on the lam

Adjective

not-comparable

Running away, usually from the police; on the run.

Japanese Meaning

警察などの捜査機関から逃亡中である状態 / 追手を振り切って逃げ回っている状態

An on the lam suspect slipped through the roadblocks before dawn.

逃亡中の容疑者は夜明け前に検問をすり抜けた。

Sense（1）

Running away, usually from the police; on the run.

The President: 'Hello... I am still on the lam from debt collectors.'