What is another word for took on the lam?
Pronunciation: [tˈʊk ɒnðə lˈam] (IPA) 
"Took on the lam" is a colloquial phrase used to denote an individual's escape or flight from the scene of a crime, arrest, or danger. In legal terms, it refers to those who use flight to elude arrest or prosecution. The term has numerous synonyms such as abscond, run away, flee, escape, bolt, decamp, vanish, and disappear. Other expressions to describe the act of taking to flight could also include "skipping town," going into hiding," "making a run for it," "finding a way out" and "scurrying away." The use of these phrases will depend on the context in which they are used, but they all have the same implication of escaping danger or evading the authorities.
